Dozens of volunteers filled thousands of sandbags Saturday in the High Park burn area, hoping to keep residents from suffering a double-whammy loss.
With flash floods threatening to add to the pain caused by last month’s wildfire, the volunteers spent five hours working near Falls Gulch in Poudre Canyon.
“These people just got back into their homes and now this,” said firefighter Kelly Falbo, who is also a Poudre Park resident.
As forecast, the rain began to fall by 4 p.m. It started light, but turned heavy fast.
The fast and furious waters dumped a good foot of ash and debris in yards and roadways.
At 7 p.m., Rist Canyon Road was closed because of flash flooding and debris. The National Weather Service reported that especially heavy rain had fallen in Morgantown, south of the burn area.
