FEMADR-4886-NMMajor disasterDeclared July 22, 2025
DR-4886-NM: New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New Mexico (DR-4886-NM) on July 22, 2025 for the incident of June 23, 2025 to August 5, 2025; it covers 4 designated areas. FEMA had approved $9.8 million for 628 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $48.6 million in Public Assistance (as of October 1, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4886-NM (also written FEMA-4886-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides
- Incident period
- June 23, 2025 to August 5, 2025
- Declared
- July 22, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for New Mexico in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- October 15, 2025
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dona Ana (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mescalero Tribe | — | Yes | — |
| Otero (County) | — | 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?
628households approved for help (IHP)
$9.8 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$7.0 millionof it for housing
$2.8 millionof it for other needs
$48.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of October 1, 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/4886. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on October 15, 2025.