VIDEO: Azusa community braces for mudslides they say are inevitable

AZUSA, Calif. (KABC) -- Azusa residents living at the bottom of a massive hillside left barren by the Colby Fire are bracing for mudslides they say are inevitable once the rain picks up.

Edward Heinlein and his neighbors on Ridge View Drive are not taking any chances. They have been preparing for months, laying concrete, building fences and stacking sand bags.

"We've done probably $35,000 to $40,000 of preparation to fight this. Again, I'm not bragging. This is desperation," Heinlein said.

Friday's storm blew mud and debris into backyards, but luckily, sand bags and other reinforcements kept the muck from entering homes. Now, as another storm is poised to move into the area, community members are once again coming together to do their best against Mother Nature.

Watch Darsha Philips's report on Eyewitness News at 11 a.m. above.