New Mexico wildfire burns area the size of Los Angeles | USA TODAY

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The fire has burned more than 468 square miles, becoming the largest fire in the arid state's recorded history.

New Mexico's governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire burning in the northeastern part of the state, the damage will be significant with estimates of burned homes and other structures likely to range between 1,000 and 1,500.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stressed that was only a rough estimate but likely not an exaggeration, saying it's clear to state and federal officials that there are many victims who have lost their homes and have had their businesses affected.

“And their families are suffering,” the governor said during a news conference with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and top state officials. “And that's my takeaway, the number of families that we have to help.”

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It's heartbreaking. My daughter knows people who have lost their homes and others who have been evacuated. She lives in New Mexico.

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Coming up on six months since S.4186 The Hermit’s Peak Fire Assistance act was introduced into Senate and it is stalled.

S.2736 The Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act was enacted into law less than one month after being introduced into Senate. Less than one month later fire victims were able to register for assistance.

The U.S. government has abandoned Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire victims after committing negligent arson which destroyed hundreds of homes and decimated 341, 711 acres of forestland.

Write to congresswoman Teresa Fernandez and senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan to demand immediate action on S.4186.

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