For the disaster that befell the Lincoln Big County Community, numerous parties joined in an unending search for blame. On its own initiative, the Shihlin district attorney's office launched an investigation, taking into custody various individuals suspected of corruption or malfeasance regarding the construction of the community, and the Council of Agriculture, the Ministry of Interior and Taipei County Executive Office have all begun studies on the dangers of mountainside development.
這次風災也再度突顯山坡地開發的問題，首當其衝的林肯大郡在災變後，各方指責不斷，除士林地檢署已主動展開調查，並已收押可能涉嫌舞弊人士外，包括農委會、內政部、台北縣府等相關主管單位均已展開轄內有關山坡地開發問題的檢討。