U.S. Forest Service Claims Responsibility for Cerro Pelado Fire

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 for the future of prescribed burns in New Mexico and across the country, despite a new set of protocols released by the Forest Service after the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Gene Grant: Guest: Patrick Lohmann, reporter, Source New Mexico The Line Opinion Panel: Paula Garcia, executive director, New Mexico Acequia Association  John Fleck, professor, water researcher at UNM's Utton Center  Elizabeth Miller, independent journalist  For More Information: Forest Service improperly withholding fire records, attorney says – Albuquerque Journal  Navigating the Cerro Pelado Fire Rumor Mill – Our Land  Cerro Pelado Fire, plus: Rio Grande goes from rip-roaring to muddy & dry – Our Land   Forest Service report finds Cerro Pelado Fire sparked by agency prescribed burn – Santa Fe New Mexican  Forest Service makes changes to prescribed burning after Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire – KRQE