Documents show FEMA cut New Mexico’s post-fire flooding funding by $14 million

Documents show FEMA cut New Mexico’s post-fire flooding funding by $14 million

Post-fire flooding damage in Ruidoso, pictured in July. The state has $14 million less to spend on hazard mitigation and rebuilding from wildfires following an unexplained FEMA cut in late July, according to state officials. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM)The Federal Emergency Management Agency cut $14 million from funding it previously promised to New Mexico to deal with the fallout of the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, accordin…