FEMA To Assess Flood Damage In Santa Fe

Federal Emergency Management Agency teams will arrive in Santa Fe early next week to begin flood damage assessments, the city said in a news release. State and city personnel will assist the assessment teams in documenting damage to homes and businesses, with the potential for the state to use the information to request a major disaster declaration, which would open up federal assistance programs. “Having FEMA’s resources will allow us to bring more help to more people much faster,” Mayor Alan Webber said in a statement. Dozens of homes sustained “major” damage in Monday’s floods, with at least six classified by city inspectors as “likely beyond repair.”