South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and Flooding
Declared for New Mexico on Jun 20, 2024, covering 5 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 5 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Otero County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Rio Arriba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 19, 2024 |
| San Juan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Mescalero Tribe | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 19, 2024 |
More from New Mexico: every FEMA declaration in New Mexico.