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COOK'S PEAK FIRE

FM-5437-NM affected Colfax County, New Mexico. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
FM-5437-NM
Declared
Apr 28, 2022
FM
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What FM-5437-NM means

FM-5437-NM is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Colfax County, New Mexico, with an incident window starting Apr 28, 2022 through Jul 23, 2022. The declaration type is "FM," categorized as fire.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Colfax County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.