Re-creation of Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire map used for smoke and ash damage claims

This is a digital rendering of a photograph of a map obtained by Source New Mexico showing roughly where residents are eligible to receive compensation payments for smoke and ash damage caused by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire.

The orange crosshatched area around the burn scar represents a 2,200-square-mile area where residents likely have the lowest barrier to receiving compensation. Nearly $400 million has been paid, so far, in smoke and ash damage claims to structures, according to the latest figures from the claims office.

Read more at SourceNM.com.