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Homemade signs expressing concern for the ecosystem of Albuquerque’s Bosque have popped up where a thinning project is underway. In addition to questioning the harm to native plants, shade and habitats, some call for the city to pause the work and hold a community meeting. The head of the city’s Open Space Division says her team doesn’t plan to stop the thinning and is confident in its benefits, but encourages those with worries to reach out directly.
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The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA, Deanne Criswell is in New Mexico this week, visiting the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak burn scar.
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After a long wait, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced a final set of rules for New Mexicans claiming compensation after the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire.
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Although nearly $4 billion was appropriated by Congress for the compensation program, only a small percentage of that has been paid out. The Legislative Finance Committee got an update on Tuesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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Victims of last year's Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire will now be eligible for five years of flood insurance, with premiums paid for by the federal government.
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The federal agency is putting the money towards fixing infrastructure damage and reimbursing mutual aid used to support evacuated residents just after the fire.
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Hundreds of victims of the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire have engaged the services of a local lawyer as they navigate a complex path to promised federally-funded compensation.
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One year ago today, a prescribed burn by the US Forest Service escaped and was declared to be the Hermit's Peak wildfire.
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Six months after Congress passed legislation promising compensation to victims of the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire, a claims office run by FEMA has hired local workers and set up a Facebook page and hotline.
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An initial $2.5 billion was allocated to the compensation program. That could revitalize an impoverished region. However, the agency tasked with executing the legislation is FEMA, and many are frustrated with the agency based on its initial response to the fire.