Every state in the Western United States experiences wildfires which commonly result in subsequent flooding when rain falls or during the spring thaw as snow melts.
Walsenburg, Colorado is currently in the bulls eye as a result of the Spring Creek Fire and are extremely vulnerable to flooding. In order to protect the town of Walsenburg, Flood Defense Group has delivered over 2 miles of flood protection and a variety of flood defense barriers to Frontier Environmental and the US Department of Agriculture as well as construction support in protecting this community against flooding and debris flows which are likely to result from any significant amount of rainfall. Some sections of flood protection provided achieve 12’ in height.
When it comes to offering protection against flooding or protection against debris flows from wildfire burn scarred areas, there are not many flood barriers on the market capable of providing adequate protection.
HESCO Bastion is one of those barriers capable of providing the mass capable of dealing with these threats. HESCO Bastion is uniquely capable of providing adequate protection while being built on undulating terrain or on surfaces where most barriers on the market simply won’t work. Additionally, this is the most economical product on the market to achieve significant height which is why this is the barrier of choice by the USACE and governmental officials from throughout the United States and North America.