The public Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire claims office in Santa Fe will be absorbed into the main claims office at 1712 St. Michael's Drive starting Monday.

The current location at 1711 Llano St., Suite E, has been closed since Thursday. It will move into the northeast part of the St. Michael's building and resume operations in what used to be the Kmart Garden Center from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The public claims office is one of three in Santa Fe, Mora and Las Vegas, N.M.

A news release from the claims office characterized the move as an effort to cut costs and increase efficiency.

This comes after FEMA confirmed in August that 50 contract workers processing claims had been cut from the office.

"Every disaster reaches a point where staff and resources need to be reassessed to better serv

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