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Fire history in New Mexico

New Mexico has 144 county-level fire declarations across 33 counties. Lincoln County leads with 17 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for fire events in this state: $257.0M.

This page shows every New Mexico county in New Mexico that has at least one FEMA fire declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to fire events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of fire declarations across all states, see the fire disaster type page. For all hazard types in New Mexico, see the New Mexico state page.

Fire in New Mexico

Counties ranked by fire declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lincoln County17$42.6M
2Otero County12$4.9M
3San Miguel County10$77.5M
4Colfax County9$1.4M
5Sandoval County9$3.3M
6Valencia County9$3K
7Mora County8$112.3M
8Torrance County7$0
9Bernalillo County6$0
10Rio Arriba County5$1.9M
11Grant County4$0
12Los Alamos County4$5.7M
13San Juan County4$3.1M
14Socorro County4$0
15Catron County3$0
16Eddy County3$0
17Santa Fe County3$4.3M
18Chaves County2$0
19Cibola County2$0
20Curry County2$0
21De Baca County2$0
22Doña Ana County2$0
23Guadalupe County2$0
24Lea County2$0
25McKinley County2$0
26Roosevelt County2$0
27Sierra County2$0
28Taos County2$0
29Harding County1$0
30Hidalgo County1$0
31Luna County1$0
32Quay County1$0
33Union County1$0