August 7, 2023
R6 NR-043
Claims Office News Desk: (505) 995-7035
ClaimsOffice@fema.dhs.gov
News Release
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office places over $14
Million in the hands of Claimants
SANTA FE, N.M. – The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid Claimants over $14 million
as of early this week. Of that, nearly $11 Million has been distributed within the past week alone,
and payments are increasing on a daily basis.
“This funding will begin to provide the needed relief that our claimants have been patiently waiting
for,” said Claims Office Director Angela Gladwell. “We are committed to following a claimant-centric
approach, and getting claimants compensated as quickly and easily as possible is at the forefront of
that approach.” Director Gladwell continued by stating, “The focus of the Claims Office is to ensure
all claimants receive full compensation under the law.”
Recent partnerships with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and National
Flood Insurance Programs (NFIP) are serving as catalysts to help claimants recover and get the
resources they need. Partnerships like those with the NRCS and NFIP will help residents and
landowners who need to take immediate action to expedite their recovery process. To date, the
The claims Office has paid for and put into place 56 Flood insurance policies for claimants. The Claims
The office also continues to work with the NRCS to provide Conservation Restoration Plans to claimants
at no charge.
The Claims Office encourages all those who were impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
and subsequent flooding to take advantage of such partnerships by submitting a Notice of Loss.
Notice of Loss forms can be found at fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_notice-losshermits-peak-fire-form.pdf. You can submit your Notice of Loss via email at fema-hermitspeak@fema.dhs.gov, or by mail to FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, or by visiting one
of our three Claims Offices listed below. Claims Offices are open Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Mora Claims Office
Mora County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Drive
Mora, NM 87732
Las Vegas Claims Office
216 Mills Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701 (In Mills
Plaza)
Santa Fe Claims Office
1711 Llano Street, Suite E
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(Next to Mucho Gourmet
Sandwich Shoppe)
For more information about the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act and the Claims Office,
visit fema.gov/hermits-peak. For information in Spanish, visit fema.gov/es/hermits-peak. You can
also follow our Facebook page at facebook.com/HermitsPeakCalfCanyonClaimsOffice.
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