Disaster Data / States / New Mexico / Chaves County
CountyChaves County, New Mexico
Chaves County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Chaves County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storm And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, fire, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $97.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for water control facilities.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Water control facilities(D) | 12 | $52,225,792 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 20 | $19,781,955 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 14 | $8,694,470 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 28 | $6,264,267 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $4,163,456 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 28 | $3,378,811 |
| Utilities(F) | 3 | $1,485,256 |
| Debris removal(A) | 5 | $1,419,224 |
| All categories | 114 | $97,413,231 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 3
- Fire 2
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Chaves County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jul 10, 2025 | EM-3628-NM | EM |
| Flood | Nov 1, 2024 | DR-4843-NM | DR |
| Biological | Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4529-NM | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3460-NM | EM |
| Flood | Oct 29, 2013 | DR-4152-NM | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3229-NM | EM |
| Fire | May 13, 2000 | DR-1329-NM | DR |
| Fire | May 10, 2000 | EM-3154-NM | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 8 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | EM-3628-NM | EM | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Nov 1, 2024 | DR-4843-NM | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4529-NM | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3460-NM | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 29, 2013 | DR-4152-NM | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3229-NM | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| May 13, 2000 | DR-1329-NM | DR | Fire | Severe Forest Fire |
| May 10, 2000 | EM-3154-NM | EM | Fire | Severe Fire Threats |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to New Mexico's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.