Gov. of New Mexico reqested more federal aid to battle wildfires
5/16/2022 1:38:21 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Mexico
Colfax County, NM
Mora County, NM
San Miguel County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Taos County, NM
Start Date: 4/6/2022
- End Date: 5/15/2022
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on May 13 requested more federal assistance for wildfire response to the blazes burning in the northern part of the state. The needed response exceeds the state’s capabilities, and the federal government should pay all of the firefighting costs because one of the two fires that merged was sparked by embers blown from a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe National Forest, according to the governor. The merged fires have charred 437 miles and at least 473 structures in the five weeks that they have burned.
Another fire near Los Alamos has burned 71 square miles and was 23% contained.
More than 2,000 square miles have burned nationwide already in 2022.
Associated Press News (New York), May 14, 2022
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