Valencia County, New Mexico FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

Valencia County, New Mexico has had 15 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1973 through 2025 — 4 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 7 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Fire (9), Flood (2), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Valencia 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

Fire Mgmt

COTTON 2 FIRE

Declared: June 22, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5594 Began: June 22, 2025 Ended: July 28, 2025

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Fire Mgmt

DESERT WILLOW FIRE COMPLEX

Declared: June 21, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5593 Began: June 21, 2025 Ended: July 28, 2025

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Fire Mgmt

RIO GRANDE FIRE

Declared: April 18, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5579 Began: April 17, 2025

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

WILDFIRES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, MUDFLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS

Declared: May 4, 2022 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 4652 Began: April 5, 2022 Ended: July 23, 2022

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Fire Mgmt

BIG HOLE FIRE

Declared: April 11, 2022 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5430 Began: April 11, 2022 Ended: July 23, 2022

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

IRONWORKS FIRE

Declared: March 8, 2019 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5281 Began: March 7, 2019 Ended: March 13, 2019

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Fire Mgmt

BELEN FIRE

Declared: February 24, 2007 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2682 Began: February 23, 2007 Ended: March 5, 2007

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

Fire Mgmt

RIO GRANDE FIRE COMPLEX

Declared: April 20, 2000 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2295 Began: April 18, 2000 Ended: April 30, 2000

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, SNOW MELT & FLOODING

Declared: May 11, 1973 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 380 Began: May 11, 1973 Ended: May 11, 1973

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.