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.

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