they recently went up all over this neighborhood in fountaingrove. you can see that residents are warn of risks of mudslides and flooding that could happen with heavy rain. with the rain comes the warnings. the city recently learned fountaingrove is at moderate risk for debris flows and mudslides. since the fires which impacted so many lives, emergency officials have been planning for the worst, while still hoping for the best. a new alert system will let residents know if weather-related trouble is coming their way. and gravel bags now protect 1400 storm drains in the hardest-hit aria areas. >> they're doing what they're supposed to do, catching a lot of the dirt and debris and sediment and allowing the water to go around them. >> reporter: over the next few days it will be soaked, making life a little more challenging. >> we're in a soft area. hard to walk in on gravel. >> for those people at the bottom of the hill, you can just see the rivers of water coming back down the streets. >> reporter: still, they're taking it in stride. in santa rosa, abc

they recently went up all over this neighborhood in fountaingrove. see that residents are warn of risks of mudslides and flooding that could happen with heavy rain. with the rain comes the warnings. the city recently learned fountaingrove is at moderate risk for debris flows and mudslides. since the fires which impacted so many lives, emergency officials have been planning for the worst, while still hoping for the best. a new alert system will let residents know if weather-related trouble is coming their way. and gravel bags now protect 1400 storm drains in the hardest-hit aria areas. >> they're doing what they're supposed to do, catching a lot of the dirt and debris and sediment and allowing the water to go around them. >> reporter: over the next few days it will be soaked, making life a little more challenging. >> we're in a soft area. hard to walk in on gravel. >> for those people at the bottom of the hill, you can just see the rivers of water coming back down the streets. >> reporter: still, they're taking it in stride. in santa rosa, abc 7 news.

detectives tracked down the suspect at the extended stay inn hotel on fountaingrove parkway and arrested him. they also recovered this loaded firearm and cash. women all over the world joined together today.. in a rallying cry for equality. 42-year-old kwanzaa houston faces numerous charges including robbery. >>> women all over the world joined together today in a rallying cry for equality. in berkeley people marked international women's day by speaking out against gender bias and sexual violence. across the bay in san francisco speakers urged a crowd outside city hall to take their push for progress a step further next year by refusing to work on women's day. many of th >> i think this is a wakeup call and i think women in other parts of the world are telling us we need to take it back to the streets. >> times may have changed, but many of the central issues remain the same. this is kpix5 footage from international women's day in 1970. re events sc the hot topics back then? male chauvinism and abortion rights. there are more events this weekend including a working women's rally in oakla

>> we're at a fountaingrove station, station number 5. >> this is what was left of santa rosa's newest fire station after tragedy. it will eventually be rebuilt, and crews will one day return. when they do, they may not be the same. >> the long-term everybodies are also something we can't -- we can't gauge yet. >> reporter: before the fires decimated santa rosa, he stepped up to lead his department's pier support team. and at some point his colleagues might need help grappling with what they saw and what they couldn't save, which would have liked to have done more, you know. we don't burn houses down in santa rosa. we don't. >> this series of fires will have an impact on everyone that they touched. forever. >> reporter: the president of the santa rosa firefighters union says that includes 30-year veterans and rookies fresh out of the academy. >> so instead of trying to identify a handful of people, now we're having to take inventory of an entire fire department. >> reporter: how do you start? how do you take inventory? >> well, we're taking the same approach that our crews took on the

we know what happens when it burns on fountaingrove. so there is a weed abatement aspect on this. so be sure if you do hydroseed, you mow your lawn. in santa rosa, emily turner, kpix5. >> the brunt of this next storm is expected to pound southern california as well. the heavy rain prompted a flash flood watch in los angeles and much of the surrounding areas. take a look at the conditions in montecito right now, santa barbara fire posting this video earlier showing a creek that's pretty much all mud at this point. this is not far from where homes were destroyed during january's big mudslides. evacuation orders are in effect in montecito to avoid a repeat of the disaster that left 21 people dead. emergency crews say they have seen boulders falling down the hillsides in some areas scorched by recent wildfires. despite the danger some people say they're staying put. also issued for the la tuna canyon area in los angeles >> devastating. we'll ride it out. we're hopefully going to be watching the mud go by instead of feeling it. >> mandatory evacuation orders were also issued for the la

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