FEMAEM-3154-NMEmergencyDeclared May 10, 2000
EM-3154-NM: New Mexico Severe Fire Threats
FEMA made an emergency declaration for New Mexico (EM-3154-NM) on May 10, 2000 for the incident of May 5, 2000 to July 7, 2000; it covers 33 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3154-NM (also written FEMA-3154-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident
- Fire: Severe Fire Threats
- Incident period
- May 5, 2000 to July 7, 2000
- Declared
- May 10, 2000
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for New Mexico in 2000
- Status
- closed out on March 25, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Catron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chaves (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cibola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colfax (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Curry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeBaca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dona Ana (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Eddy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Guadalupe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harding (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hidalgo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lea (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Los Alamos (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Luna (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McKinley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mora (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Otero (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Quay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rio Arriba (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roosevelt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Juan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Miguel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sandoval (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Fe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sierra (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Socorro (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Taos (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Torrance (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Valencia (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?
$2.7 millionPublic Assistance 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/3154. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.