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Although peak U.S. wildfire season is generally thought to be during the hottest months of the summer (i.e., June through August), several locations nationwide have already experienced devastating blazes in 2022.

New Mexico is among those locations. There, a fast-moving scorcher forced evacuations and destroyed dozens of structures in April, which spurred the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) to team up with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association (RMIA) to urge homeowners, renters and businesses to contact their insurance company as soon as possible when it's time to file a claim.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].