The state’s largest fire was caused by prescribed burns by federal officials

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President Biden is slated to visitNew Mexico on Saturday amid a highly active fire season, as anger continues to simmer over the cause of the state’s largest recorded blaze.

The president will meet with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has called for the federal government to cover the entirety of recovery costs from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires.

The merged fires have spreadover 319,841 acres and were 67% contained, with 2,685 personnel working amidst windy conditions.

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