/tags/calf-canyon-hermits-peak-fire Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire en-US Copyright Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:58:54 GMT /local-news/2024-12-31/elections-fires-health-debates-tattoos-and-opera-all-made-for-robust-stories-in-2024 The 91°µÍř news team looks back at their favorite stories of 2024 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:58:54 GMT /local-news/2024-12-31/elections-fires-health-debates-tattoos-and-opera-all-made-for-robust-stories-in-2024 /kunm-news-update/2024-12-18/wed-federal-judge-orders-fema-to-pay-northern-nm-fire-victims-for-emotional-harm-more As the Biden administration comes to a close, Interior Sec. Deb Haaland is considering running for New Mexico governor. But, she’s not the only New Mexican in Washington D.C. eyeing the state’s executive branch. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is too. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:48:04 GMT /kunm-news-update/2024-12-18/wed-federal-judge-orders-fema-to-pay-northern-nm-fire-victims-for-emotional-harm-more 91°µÍř News /local-news/2024-10-04/las-vegas-urban-forestry-wildfire-flooding A plan to revamp and maintain Las Vegas’ urban forest is now in its early stages after post-wildfire monsoon flooding surged into the city this summer. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:38:47 GMT /local-news/2024-10-04/las-vegas-urban-forestry-wildfire-flooding Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-09-06/victims-of-devastating-new-mexico-fire-offered-zero-dollar-settlements At least ten fire victims have received letters saying that extensive claims for property damage could not be substantiated. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:52:19 GMT /local-news/2024-09-06/victims-of-devastating-new-mexico-fire-offered-zero-dollar-settlements Alice Fordham /npr-news/2024-07-03/a-new-mexico-city-faces-drinking-water-crisis-following-torrential-rains-and-mudslides Federal officials are hopeful a temporary drinking water system will be in place this week for the city of Las Vegas, N.M. The 13,000 people there have been rationing water for two weeks now. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:55:27 GMT /npr-news/2024-07-03/a-new-mexico-city-faces-drinking-water-crisis-following-torrential-rains-and-mudslides Kirk Siegler /local-news/2024-06-24/floods-on-2022-burn-scar-prompt-las-vegas-water-crisis Rains over the weekend helped officials fighting two wildfires in Southern Mexico. But they also brought flooding, especially in northern New Mexico where the state’s biggest fire in history burned two years ago. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 02:42:37 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/floods-on-2022-burn-scar-prompt-las-vegas-water-crisis Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-04-24/while-fema-money-trickles-in-local-groups-promote-post-fire-recovery-in-mora In the aftermath of the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire, community-led groups have been awarded funding to try to restore the devastated area Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:14:09 GMT /local-news/2024-04-24/while-fema-money-trickles-in-local-groups-promote-post-fire-recovery-in-mora Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-04-11/attorneys-for-fire-victims-are-suing-the-government-after-long-waits-for-fema-aid Former New Mexico State Auditor Brian ColĂłn's law firm is one of two firms suing the federal government for damages in a mass tort case in the wake of the 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire that began as prescribed burns by the U.S. Forest Service Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:29:01 GMT /local-news/2024-04-11/attorneys-for-fire-victims-are-suing-the-government-after-long-waits-for-fema-aid Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-04-05/two-years-on-from-historic-fire-northern-new-mexico-communities-wait-for-help-to-rebuild On the anniversary of the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire, FEMA has paid out about 10% of nearly $4 billion appropriated by Congress to compensate victims of prescribed burns that blew out of control. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 23:19:12 GMT /local-news/2024-04-05/two-years-on-from-historic-fire-northern-new-mexico-communities-wait-for-help-to-rebuild Alice Fordham /local-news/2023-11-29/as-u-s-forest-service-prescribes-more-fire-rangers-work-to-convince-skeptical-new-mexicans Last fiscal year, the U.S. Forest Service conducted planned burns on just under 2 million acres, an agency record. In the wake of last year's Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon disaster, which began as prescribed fire, many in New Mexico are nervous when such burns come near their homes. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:52:39 GMT /local-news/2023-11-29/as-u-s-forest-service-prescribes-more-fire-rangers-work-to-convince-skeptical-new-mexicans Alice Fordham