The mudslides are probably a result of the fires destroying dirt retaining plants. In the Payson area we had a fire on the face of the Mogollon Rim which took out all the foliage just about a creek. At the end of the summer, the first rains caused a flood that rampaged down the East Verde River. This flood killed a family which was swimming in the river at Waterwheel.
Some are so fracking dense, they don’t realize the founder/owner of Free Republic lives here.