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Is Montana at Risk?
Identified Hazards for the State of Montana

Basic Disaster Information:



The Four Phases.

Hazardous Materials.

Severe Weather.

Flooding.

Earthquakes.

Wildland Fires.

Tornados.

Dam Failures.

Drought.

Volcanic Fallout.

Soil failure.

Violence and Terrorism.

Avalanche.

Landslide/Mudflow.

Vector-Borne Diseases.

Chemical/Biological Warfare.

Nuclear Attack.

Miscellaneous.

LANDSLIDE / MUDFLOW


A landslide is the movement of unstable soil and rocks down the side of a slope. A mudflow is a mixture of soil and water that runs like a river of mud down a hillside. It usually is generated by heavy rainfall. Landslides can cerate large crevasses and reroute streams and rivers causing flash floods. Also, fires may break out in damaged structures.