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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: U.S. Forest Service Claims Responsibility for Cerro Pelado Fire
Description: NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio kicks off the week with some headlines from around the state, including news that some Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire victims could receive compensation as early as next week.
NMiF Host Gene Grant sits down with Source New Mexico reporter Patrick Lohmann to talk about prescribed burns and the announcement from the U.S. Forest Service that the Cerro Pelado Fire was caused by Forest Service action.
Then, Gene and The Line Opinion Panel discuss that report from the U.S. Forest Service. The group debates what this could mean...