FEMADR-1329-NMMajor disasterDeclared May 13, 2000
DR-1329-NM: New Mexico Severe Forest Fire
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New Mexico (DR-1329-NM) on May 13, 2000 for the incident of May 5, 2000 to June 9, 2000; it covers 21 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $5.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1329-NM (also written FEMA-1329-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident
- Fire: Severe Forest Fire
- Incident period
- May 5, 2000 to June 9, 2000
- Declared
- May 13, 2000
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for New Mexico in 2000
- Status
- closed out on April 30, 2013
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- July 12, 2000
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Chaves (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cibola (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| DeBaca (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dona Ana (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Eddy (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Guadalupe (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Los Alamos (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McKinley (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Mora (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Otero (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rio Arriba (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| San Juan (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| San Miguel (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Sandoval (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Santa Fe (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Sierra (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Socorro (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Taos (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Torrance (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$5.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$1.6 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1329. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.