Residents of Rociada are trying to maintain their sanity after dealing with flooding soon after the devastation inflicted by the recent Calf Canyon Hermits Peak Fire.

Homes that were spared during the fire are now threatened by flooding as the monsoon season arrives to soak burn-scarred lands. A recent monsoon created plenty of damage.

"I spoke to neighbors who said that it was a four to five-foot wall of water that came through without any warning, and it was 180 feet wide," Geri Herrera, a 10-year resident of lower Rociada told KOAT. "My neighbor, God bless him, came dashing over to try and rescue us, not knowing that we were in town. And then, to add to that, we were stranded in town because the roads were impassable. So it wasn't until after 7 p.m. that we were able to come home and assess the damage,"

The Herreras circled their house with more than 600 sandbags, which limited the damage. But the flooding created a mess; scattering downed tree branches and other debris.

Not everyone in town was as fortunate.

"It's very sad to know that our neighbors are suffering greatly," Herrera said. "We have a neighbor down the canyon who literally lost four to six of his cattle. They got washed away, and these were full-sized cows. Dealing with that has been really emotional, and it's been really hard."

Herrera told KOAT the town needs state and federal assistance to repair homes, businesses, and ranches. Residents are also in need of sandbags and other emergency services.

"I don't want to wait three hours for them to muster a crew to come out and clear the roads," Herrera said. "They need to have heavy equipment ready at the fire stations so that they can come out and assist us. I've got 86-year-old neighbors right next door that had a total of 10 sandbags because they couldn't do it. So we need the National Guard to come and help the elderly... we need to get these fences back up. Cattle, horses, animals are running up and down this canyon. Either they're going to drown, they're going to get killed, they're going to get hit, or someone's going to get hurt."