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San Juan County, New Mexico

San Juan County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: San Juan County, NM

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

9
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Jun 2024
Most recent
$7.7M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for San Juan County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $7.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 35045
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
96.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 96.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status96.4
Household characteristics92.0
Racial and ethnic minority status93.9
Housing type and transportation82.3

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
88.3
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$44.1MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability91.5Very High
Community resilience5.3Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)98$2,256,331
Debris removal(A)26$1,756,922
Utilities(F)14$1,404,536
Parks and recreation(G)5$1,112,297
Water control facilities(D)29$518,036
Emergency protective measures(B)11$289,526
Management costs(Z)2$180,940
Buildings and equipment(E)8$136,089
All categories193$7,654,677

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 140 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, And Flooding 2024$3.1M
301 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$212K
183 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2013$2.4M
140 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2010$2.0M
51 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005$5K
50 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

477
valid registrations
281
households approved
$1,271,875
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$88,825
Other needs$1,183,050

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$650,611
federal mitigation share
7
funded projects
1
property mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)1$300,000
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$281,884
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$68,727

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for San Juan County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireJun 20, 2024DR-4795-NMDR
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4529-NMDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3460-NMEM
FloodOct 29, 2013DR-4152-NMDR
FireJun 18, 2012FM-2981-NMFM
FloodSep 13, 2010DR-1936-NMDR
HurricaneSep 7, 2005EM-3229-NMEM
FireMay 13, 2000DR-1329-NMDR
FireMay 10, 2000EM-3154-NMEM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jun 20, 2024DR-4795-NMDRFireSouth Fork Fire, Salt Fire, And Flooding
Apr 5, 2020DR-4529-NMDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3460-NMEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 29, 2013DR-4152-NMDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Jun 18, 2012FM-2981-NMFMFireBlanco (Cr 4901) Fire
Sep 13, 2010DR-1936-NMDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 7, 2005EM-3229-NMEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 13, 2000DR-1329-NMDRFireSevere Forest Fire
May 10, 2000EM-3154-NMEMFireSevere Fire Threats
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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.

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