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FM-2978-NM · Fire management assistance declaration

Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex

Declared for New Mexico on May 26, 2012, covering 2 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

May 26, 2012declared
2areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMay 23, 2012 – Jul 31, 2012DeclaredMay 26, 2012Closed outJun 3, 2015

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 fire management declaration is

A fire management assistance declaration is approved by a FEMA regional administrator, not the President, while a fire is burning and threatens to become a major disaster. It reimburses state, local and tribal firefighting costs. It does not include help for individual households.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Catron CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Grant CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—