HAPPENING Thursday: Governor, state and FEMA officials to co-host Town Hall in Las Vegas, NM

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

Contact:

Jodi McGinnis Porter, Office of the Governor, jodi.mcginnisporter@exec.nm.gov

Danielle Silva, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, danielle.silva@dhsem.nm.gov

May 1, 2024

HAPPENING Thursday: Governor, state and FEMA officials to co-host Town Hall in Las Vegas, NM

Town hall provides residents the opportunity to ask questions, share concerns

LAS VEGAS, NM – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) and FEMA will host a town hall at New Mexico Highlands University from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The town hall will give community members the opportunity to ask questions about the response and recovery efforts for residents and businesses impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon (HPCC) wildfires.

WHO:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, Interim Secretary for DHSEM,

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ali Rye, DHSEM; Ben Krakauer, FEMA & HPCC Claims Office.

WHAT:

Town Hall for residents impacted by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfires.

WHEN:

5 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024.

WHERE:

New Mexico Highlands University, 800 National Ave., Las Vegas, NM 87701.

Credentialed members of the media may RSVP to danielle.silva@dhsem.nm.gov for additional attendance information. Please include names of all those who will be in attendance.

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