Grant County, New Mexico FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

Grant County, New Mexico has had 13 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1972 through 2025 — 7 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 3 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (5), Fire (4), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Grant County

Fire Mgmt

TROUT FIRE

Declared: June 16, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5588 Began: June 16, 2025 Ended: July 13, 2025

Programs: 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

Fire Mgmt

WHITEWATER-BALDY FIRE COMPLEX

Declared: May 26, 2012 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2978 Began: May 23, 2012 Ended: July 31, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Fire Mgmt

QUAIL RIDGE FIRE

Declared: March 8, 2011 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2866 Began: March 7, 2011 Ended: March 11, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: August 30, 2006 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1659 Began: July 26, 2006 Ended: September 18, 2006

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

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 STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: June 7, 1993 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 992 Began: January 5, 1993 Ended: February 27, 1993

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: January 18, 1985 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 731 Began: January 18, 1985 Ended: January 18, 1985

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: October 24, 1983 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 692 Began: September 18, 1983 Ended: October 2, 1983

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: January 29, 1979 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 571 Began: January 29, 1979 Ended: January 29, 1979

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Declared: November 20, 1972 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 361 Began: November 20, 1972 Ended: November 20, 1972

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.