#FEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest #Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A #Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims sued the agency because it will compensate them only for losses that come with a price tag. Victims say the law allows them to be paid for the stress of fleeing the blaze and the toll of losing their possessions.
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Unfortunately, the Forestry Service is taking the heat “pun intended” because of a prescribed burn that they lost control of due to high winds. If they could perform more prescribed burns then fires like this would be far less likely.
