FEMAFM-5497-NMFire managementDeclared June 17, 2024
FM-5497-NM: New Mexico South Fork Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for New Mexico (FM-5497-NM) on June 17, 2024 for the incident that began on June 17, 2024; it covers 3 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5497-NM (also written FEMA-5497-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident
- Fire: South Fork Fire
- Incident period
- June 17, 2024 to continuing
- Declared
- June 17, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 fire management declarations for New Mexico in 2024
- Status
- closed out on June 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mescalero Tribe | — | Yes | Yes |
| Otero (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/5497. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.