Lawmakers also passed legislation to provide $100 million in state loans to communities affected by the blaze, to be reimbursed when federal relief dollars are received. The Big Hole Fire in Valencia County started Monday and grew to 850 acres by Tuesday afternoon, state officials said. mi. The fire ignited on April 6, when a controlled burn went awry and became the Hermits Peak fire. A homeowners insurance claim paid Sanchez $70,000, enough to help with the groceries but not enough to buy another home. Another large springtime wildfire near the village of Ruidoso in the south of the state, which has since been contained, destroyed or damaged more than 200 structures and left two people dead. Fire restrictions in place in New Mexico, FIRE Act proposed in Congress They developed a sacred relationship with the land, believing that if they took care of the hallowed grounds, the mountains and forests would take care of them, said state historian Rob Martinez. Drought data is updated every 2 weeks and was last updated 6 days ago. Lujan touted the federal Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, passed by Congress last year to provide $3.95 billion in federal relief dollars for affected communities. This Southwest monsoon season typically begins in July and ends by the middle of September. Representatives of the agriculture industry argued during the session that a broad ban on the burns during the spring would impede their operations. Please coordinate with the office or individual you plan to visit before your arrival. The annual Gathering . Tina Grine-Martinez, 69, said she received $300,000 in homeowners insurance after living in a home she inherited from her father. MORA COUNTY, N.M. Benito Sanchez has been living in an Albuquerque hotel room with his ailing, 100-year-old grandmother for the past year after the state's largest wildfire burned their modular home to the ground. An additional 56,000 homes are under a voluntary evacuation order, he said.
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