As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 75 Fire disaster declarations for New Mexico, from May 21, 1974 to Jun 22, 2025. The most recent is “COTTON 2 FIRE”. That is 65.2% of all New Mexico declarations. 3 are major disaster declarations. 24 came in the last ten years.
This page is a historical count of federal declarations. It is not a warning or emergency guidance: for current local emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.
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Extended data
Measure
Value
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)
75
Major disaster declarations (DR)
3
Emergency declarations (EM)
2
Fire management declarations (FM)
70
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)
156
Declarations with Individual Assistance
1
Declarations with Public Assistance
75
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation
23
Declarations in the last 10 years
24
First declaration in the data
May 21, 1974
Most recent declaration
Jun 22, 2025
Most recent declaration title
COTTON 2 FIRE
Years from first to latest (inclusive)
52
Average declarations per year (calculated)
1.44
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)
65.2%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope
115
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)
4.2%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type
9
Rank among this state's incident types
1
Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)
Year declared
Declarations
2025
4
2024
4
2023
2
2022
7
2021
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
1
2016
2
2013
1
How the figures are counted: a declaration is counted once per state and incident type by its FEMA disaster number, even when it designates many areas; shares and the yearly average are calculated by this site from those counts.
Worked example: New Mexico, Fire: 75 declarations over 52 years (1974–2025) = 1.44 per year on average.
Frequently asked questions
How many Fire disaster declarations has New Mexico had?
OpenFEMA lists 75 Fire declarations for New Mexico between May 21, 1974 and Jun 22, 2025: 3 major disaster (DR), 2 emergency (EM) and 70 fire management (FM) declarations.
When was the most recent Fire declaration in New Mexico?
The most recent in the data is “COTTON 2 FIRE”, declared on Jun 22, 2025.
How does New Mexico compare with other states for Fire declarations?
New Mexico ranks 9th of 45 states and territories with at least one Fire declaration, and these declarations are 4.2% of all Fire declarations nationwide in this data.
What do DR, EM and FM mean in this data?
They are the declaration types in the OpenFEMA data: DR is a major disaster declaration, EM an emergency declaration and FM a fire management assistance declaration. One declaration can cover many areas, so area designations can exceed the number of declarations.
Is this page a warning or emergency guidance?
No. It is a historical count taken from FEMA's open data. For current emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.