Northern New Mexico Fire Recovery Fund will begin accepting donations on Monday. This fund is intended to assist our employees and communities as they will surely face many unforseen and uncovered expenses in the coming months. Richardson established this special fund following his visit to Los Alamos last Thursday. The Northern New Mexico Fire Recovery Fund is authorized to accept gifts from all public and private sources.
Donations are tax deductible.
Richardson has directed the department's Chief Financial Officer to administer the fund. An Executive Board will be designated to accept and review applications and distribute the fund. Checks should be made payable to the Department of Energy and indicate they are for the Fire Recovery Fund. The DOE's Los Alamos Area Office suffered smoke damage from the fire, and will remain closed until safety engineers determine the building is safe to occupy. In the meantime, the department is planning to temporarily relocate the Los Alamos Area Office to the LANL administration building, once the lab is back in operation.