Wildfire

Associated Press

Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

A burned vehicle sits near a destroyed home as the Brantley Highway 82 fire burns on Thursday near Nahunta, Georgia.…

April 24, 2026

Associated Press

Record U.S. drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices

March was the driest month recorded since the Dust Bowl in 1934

April 20, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico environment officials adopt rules for firefighting foams containing PFAS

New Mexico becomes first state to classify fire-fighting foam as hazardous waste

April 17, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires

Smoking, fireworks and campfires all banned

April 6, 2026

New Mexico

Abnormal heat wave leaves most of New Mexico at high wildfire risk

A record March heat wave exacerbated New Mexico’s wildfire risk, according to a National Interagency Fire Center outlook released on…

April 3, 2026

Associated Press

Gravel gardens can cut wildfire and heat risks

It’s being used outside fire zones too

April 3, 2026

N.M. electrical utilities detail wildfire prevention measures as state enters fire season

Utility regulator says he expects ratepayers will bear cost of fire prevention measures

March 27, 2026

Snow drought, higher temps spell active N.M. wildfire season, forecasters warn

‘We’re kind of dependent on hope,’ UNM fire ecologist says

March 4, 2026

Lincoln County to spend millions in state, federal funds to buy Ruidoso homes at risk of flooding

‘Rio Safe Program’ marks New Mexico’s first home buyout program

March 2, 2026

PNM creates new power shutoff alert system for residents in wildfire-prone areas

Six locations in state designated as high-fire-risk areas

February 27, 2026

New interim director of wildfire claims office arrives in N.M. as FEMA funding lapses

No claims being paid during partial federal government shutdown, employees tell Source NM

February 25, 2026

N.M. wildfire claims office director on ‘administrative leave’ following six-figure payout

Announcement follows revelations Jay Mitchell and wife received $500K far from Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon perimeter

February 12, 2026

Record snow drought in Western U.S. raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Much of the precipitation that would normally fall as snow is instead falling as rain, which runs off quicker

February 10, 2026

N.M. congressional delegation calls on FEMA wildfire claims office leader to resign

Mitchell received more than $500,000 in compensation while many still wait

February 2, 2026

Eastern N.M. to see above normal wildfire risk in winter, forecasters say

Forecasters cite the ongoing drought

January 14, 2026

By the #s: the places firefighters dropped retardant during Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire

As residents call for more testing, Source NM analysis finds more than 900 wells in the burn scar

December 3, 2025

Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims grapple with latest crisis

‘It’s just one hurdle after another’

November 26, 2025

FEMA says N.M. fire victims will have to prove ‘causation’ to get payment for well contamination

Rep. Leger Fernández says office should create “protocol” quickly to address problem

November 25, 2025

Anticipating more fires and floods, state disaster response agency seeks more staff

Department leader expects federal funding to slowly go away

November 21, 2025

N.M. Insurance Superintendent asks for extension of nation’s largest wildfire mitigation program

A chimenea sits Feb. 8, 2023, amid the rubble of a cabin burned by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire. A…

November 21, 2025

New Mexico officials, Mora residents say feds should respond to groundwater contamination

FEMA claims office has not said whether wildfire money can be used for wells

November 20, 2025

N.M. Sen. Luján introduces three wildfire-related bills

Luján says we need innovative tools to combat the ever-changing threats posed by wildfires

November 19, 2025

Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico down 53% since Trump took office

Advocacy group report analyzes prescribed burns and other treatments

November 6, 2025

Planned Interior layoffs could cripple limited New Mexico wildfire research

An undated photo of snow falling at Redondito Peak at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy U.S. National Park Servicecca…

October 31, 2025