Soil Safety After the L.A. Wildfires and Debris Removal: What Have we Learned So Far?
September 13, 2025 (Saturday) from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PST
Due to recent discussions on Pali Strong's StraightTalk, this webinar has been expanded to include additional topics on soils and rebuilding.
Join us and learn about the lessons learned from the 2025 Los Angeles (L.A.) Fires Residential Soil Study in response to the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire in California and rebuilding lessons from other wildfires.
The webinar will feature field investigation and soil testing lessons learned from past fires and the ongoing L.A. wildfire recovery. Perspectives on rebuilding months after the incidents will be shared. Register to join us for the brief presentations, panel discussion, followed by a question-and-answer session. Experience and science based opinions about safety and protective actionswill be shared.
Register for the Zoom webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Persons not able to watch the webinar live can review the recorded event at the location mentioned below.
Opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this material are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding organizations. Efforts are funded by Purdue University, UCLA, and participating municipalities and government agencies. Some of the described work is also ongoing.
Speakers
- Sanjay Mohanty, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Los Angeles
- Andrew J. Whelton, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
- Marc Mattox, P.E., Town Engineer, Town of Paradise, California
- TBD
Contact Details
Andrew Whelton, Ph.D., awhelton@purdue.edu
Sanjay Mohanty, Ph.D., mohanty@g.ucla.edu
Video recording to be posted at www.PlumbingSafety.org