When the federal government accidentally triggered New Mexico’s largest wildfire, hundreds of people lost their homes and livelihoods. Survivors have become reluctant students of forest management, disaster aid and resiliency.
When the federal government accidentally triggered New Mexico’s largest wildfire, hundreds of people lost their homes and livelihoods. Survivors have become reluctant students of forest management, disaster aid and resiliency.
A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their homes and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.
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