WILDFIRES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, MUDFLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS
$1.4MPA obligated
145Registrations
$45KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
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Colfax County, New Mexico
County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Colfax County.
Total declarations
18
1965 to 2022Tracked FEMA aid
$1.6M
PA + assistance signalsMost common type
Fire
164 registrations trackedMost recent event
DR-4652
May 4, 2022Cross-link
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Federal spending
Public + individual assistance structure
Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.
Public assistance
Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.
Utilities$782K
Roads and Bridges$532K
Management Costs$87K
Emergency Protective Measures$49K
Water Control Facilities$11K
Debris Removal$9K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$1.5M
Individual assistance
Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.
Tracked registrations164
IHP / household aid$125K
Housing assistance$41K
Other needs assistance$84K
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline
Every declaration on record for this county
Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.
COOK'S PEAK FIRE
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
$0PA obligated
19Registrations
$81KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
COVID-19
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
UTE PARK FIRE
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
$55KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
$19KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
TRACK FIRE
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
RIVERA MESA FIRE
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
CASA FIRE
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
NM-PONIL FIRE-06/02/02
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
NM-TURKEY FIRE-6-2-02
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
SEVERE FIRE THREATS
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
DROUGHT
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
SEVERE STORMS, SNOW MELT & FLOODING
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this county
Disaster history context for Colfax County
Colfax County, New Mexico has 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2022. The dominant hazard type is fire, followed by flood. That is above the New Mexico average of 12 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $1.6M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.
Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.