Wildfires Used to ‘Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime April 21, 2026 By Seth Borenstein Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier...
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico August 5, 2024 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of...
Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps July 9, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s...
Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures July 8, 2024 A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged...
Lawsuit Says Compensation Delayed for Victims of Worst Wildfire in New Mexico History January 8, 2024 A new lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging compensation has been delayed for victims of...
Forest Service Sued Over Flooding Deaths in Wake of Historic New Mexico Wildfire October 25, 2023 Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s...
New Mexicans Affected by Last Year’s Wildfire Get FEMA Aid April 27, 2023 The Federal Emergency Management Agency Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, charged with administering nearly $4 billion in emergency financial aid...
Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires October 26, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching...
U.S. Agency Covering Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire October 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire...
Record-Setting Wildfire in New Mexico Declared Contained August 25, 2022 More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s...