CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A team that reviewed damage caused by a wildland fire that destroyed 15 homes in Nevada's capital city has proposed a massive reseeding effort and more than 3,500 erosion barriers to reduce the threat of mudslides and floods.

The emergency response team's report also calls for road work to improve drainage, removal of more than 100 hazardous trees and weed removal on some 500 acres of land.

The reseeding would be done on nearly 5,300 acres of the more than 8,700 acres blackened by the Waterfall fire that broke out July 14. The log erosion barriers would be placed in areas where the fire was most intense.

Genny Wilson, the response team leader, said full recovery of the area may take many years, but the plan ``will begin to heal the Carson City watershed'' damaged by the fire.

Besides the response team report, a federal team is scheduled to arrive here Wednesday to assess the damages and economic impacts of the fire, and determine whether the state will qualify for a federal emergency declaration.

If the team, requested by Gov. Kenny Guinn, finds that the emergency status is warranted, the state will get a federal grant to help recover firefighting costs and to help fund land restoration costs.

``The fire caused significant destruction of private and commercial properties, roadways and drainage infrastructure,'' Guinn said, adding that steps must be taken to prevent more damage that could result from water runoff.

Other fire safety efforts include a plan by the U.S. Forest Service to thin trees and remove brush on about 2,100 acres on the west side of Washoe Lake, just north of the north boundary of the Waterfall fire.

An open-house meeting on that project is scheduled Aug. 11 at Pleasant Valley Middle School.

Emergency crews already have begun work to reduce the danger of mudslides and floods in the area charred by the Waterfall fire.

Workers have used bulldozers to make 8-foot tall ridges of soil above the Quill Water Treatment Plant in Kings Canyon. Additional berms are being planned for Ash Canyon and a park west of Carson-Tahoe Hospital, and hundreds of sand bags are being stored at several locations.

Officials say the fire was caused by an illegal campfire that could have been smoldering for several days above a small waterfall in Kings Canyon.