Jun. 14—The Federal Emergency Management Agency Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office is hosting a series of hiring fairs over the summer and fall as it seeks to shore up a staff to help fire victims. The positions will support FEMA’s mission to process claims and compensate victims of the largest fire in New Mexico history. […]
Antoni Jaczewicz lived a dubious life in the Polish mountains in the 1700s, amassing a collection of wealth that was recently discovered by explorers. The notorious scammer and robber lived as a hermit in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, hiding his treasure trove of medieval coins. The collection was discovered by history buffs during a search in […]
Apr. 21—As Brandon Glenn hiked through a light, open area of the Santa Fe National Forest northeast of the city Thursday morning, he paused and bent over a circle of burned earth about six feet in diameter, skimming the back of his hand over the ashes. Cold. Although the U.S. Forest Service recently has detected […]
MORA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Starting Monday, the FEMA Claims Office in Mora will have a new facility. The claims office for the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire will consist of two buildings and a parking lot behind the Mora County Courthouse. Best scenic drives in New Mexico, according to Tripadvisor County officials said that with more […]
Dec. 23—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing yet more litigation related to its handling of compensation claims in the aftermath of the largest fire in New Mexico’s history. In recent days, two lawsuits by 24 people affected by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire were filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico. The lawsuits […]