FEMAFM-5492-NMFire managementDeclared May 26, 2024
FM-5492-NM: New Mexico Blue 2 Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for New Mexico (FM-5492-NM) on May 26, 2024 for the incident that began on May 16, 2024; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5492-NM (also written FEMA-5492-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident
- Fire: Blue 2 Fire
- Incident period
- May 16, 2024 to continuing
- Declared
- May 26, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 fire management declarations for New Mexico in 2024
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (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?
$820,061Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/5492. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.