Deer Canyon Fire
The Deer Canyon Fire was reported on June 20, 2026 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 117 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2026.
- Size
- 117 acres
- Contained
- 50%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 80
Map
Perimeter mapped September 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM MDT, 117 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.458, -106.240.
The incident
- Size
- 117 acres
- Containment
- 50%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles S from Mountainair, NM
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Mountainair
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 80
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,504,853
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN6S-000340
- IRWIN identifier
- A3FD0118-0D43-48B2-9FCD-8469EA6F07BB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountainair, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mountainair, NM4 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Estancia, NM23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Meadow Lake, NM29 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- McIntosh, NM30 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Monterey Park, NM31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Rio Communities, NM31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN6S-000340.