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Chaves County, New Mexico FEMA Disaster Declarations — 9 Federal Declarations

1998–2025 · 5 DR · 4 EM · 0 FM · Last update: July 10, 2025

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Chaves County, New Mexico had?

Chaves County, New Mexico has had 9 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1998 through 2025 — 5 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (3), Biological (2), Fire (2).

Declarations affecting Chaves County

Emergency
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
Declared: July 10, 2025 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 3628 Began: June 23, 2025 Ended: August 5, 2025
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Declared: November 1, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4843 Began: October 19, 2024 Ended: October 20, 2024
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Declared: April 5, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4529 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
COVID-19
Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3460 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Declared: October 29, 2013 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4152 Began: September 9, 2013 Ended: September 22, 2013
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3229 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE FOREST FIRE
Declared: May 13, 2000 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 1329 Began: May 5, 2000 Ended: June 9, 2000
Programs: Individual Assistance
Emergency
SEVERE FIRE THREATS
Declared: May 10, 2000 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 3154 Began: May 5, 2000 Ended: July 7, 2000
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Declared: January 29, 1998 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1202 Began: December 22, 1997 Ended: December 25, 1997
Programs: Public Assistance
About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.