PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County is now offering an interactive tool to help cities and municipalities track landslides.
Launched Tuesday, the landslide portal provides practical and educational guidance to local governments on how to deal with the ongoing issue.
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Since February 2018, heavy rain has caused more than 100 landslides in different parts of Allegheny County.
"Something like this will be crucial to our residents that are wondering if their home will be the next over a hillside. I think it will be crucial for us and the stability of our district," City Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith who represents the West End, said.
Emergency Services Chief Matt Brown said the goal is to not just respond to landslides, but to be proactive in preventing them when possible.
"We've given ourselves a measuring stick to take a look back at what we've had last year compared to this year. Not to mention the history that quite frankly goes back decades," Brown said.
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