A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their homes and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.| ProPublica
Congress set aside $4 billion to compensate victims after the U.S. Forest Service accidentally set the largest wildfire in state history. The vast majority of victims haven’t been paid, and many can’t rebuild until they are.| ProPublica
I worked with communities to cover business and consumer protection issues, with a focus on exposing harm done to large groups of people.| ProPublica
The man and his wife urgently needed payouts from the federal government, which set the fire that burned down their house.| ProPublica
FEMA told survivors of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history that it aimed to put temporary housing on their land. But because of its strict, slow-moving bureaucracy, that has happened only twice.| ProPublica
