In Santa Fe, President Joe Biden said he is escalating federal assistance for New Mexico, now facing its largest wildfire in state history. The fire began with U.S. Forest Service prescribed burns that spread out of control, destroying hundreds of homes.
Evidence of New Mexico’s struggle with wildfire was visible from Air Force One as the president’s plane approached. There were plumes of smoke in the distance, and rows of burned trees looked like blackened scars slashing through green forests.
Ralph Arellanes of Las Vegas, New Mexico, said many ranchers of modest means appear unlikely to receive compensation for uninsured cabins, barns and sheds that were razed by the fire. Jennifer Carbajal says she evacuated twice from the impending wildfire at a shared family home at Pandaries in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The house survived while about 50 neighboring homes burned along with the tanks that feed the municipal water system, leaving no local supply of potable water without truck deliveries.
“They barter a lot and really have never had to rely on external resources,” she said. “The whole idea of applying for a loan is an immediate turnoff for the majority of that population.”Jaclyn Rothenberg, a spokeswoman for FEMA, said the agency had more than 400 personnel in the state to work with residents and help them seek federal assistance.
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