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Deer Canyon Update: Incident Commander Identified, Acting Undersheriff Says Residents May Move Freely

Deer Canyon Preserve

Deer Canyon Update: Incident Commander Identified, Acting Undersheriff Says Residents May Move Freely

Mike Myrick has been identified as the Type 3 incident commander for the Deer Canyon Fire, according to TCSO acting Undersheriff Ron Saavedra. Saavedra said his department's point of contact within incident command has been the operations section chief, whom Saavedra identified only as "Meister." A

Evacuation Closure Limits Access to Deer Canyon Fire Area, Residents and Press Report Confusion at the Line

Evacuation Closure Limits Access to Deer Canyon Fire Area, Residents and Press Report Confusion at the Line

The Deer Canyon Fire, burning south of Mountainair since Saturday, June 20, 2026, has prompted an evacuation closure that residents and at least one journalist say has been enforced inconsistently at the perimeter, even as a New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Forestry Division official confirmed the