Please see the following announcement from the U.S. Forest Service regarding the Pocket Fire.
Know your evacuation zone by going to www.sedonaaz.gov/ready.
Daily Update: July 12, 2026
Official Acreage: 27,393
Start Date: June 19, 2026
Location: 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona
Cause: Undetermined
Personnel: 990
Fuels: Timber and Brush
Containment: 76%
Highlights: Containment increases to 76% on the Pocket Fire.
Operations: Today, firefighting personnel continue to patrol and reinforce containment lines, with all containment lines holding. As containment improves, more resources shift to suppression repair and equipment cleanup. Excavators have arrived and will begin suppression repair while hand crews restore dozer lines.
In the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, the fire continues to hold within existing retardant lines, but hot spots remain. Aerial resources patrol and monitor the area. When conditions allow, aerial resources assist with equipment removal. Crews continue chipping along the 89A corridor through proposed fuel breaks west of the highway, as well as being available for initial attack. Prepping and chipping of fuels greatly reduce fire intensity should it reach those pre-treated areas.
Containment is increasing above the Seven Canyons area, and those lines will be reinforced with the same fuel treatments. Aerial patrols identified no remaining hot spots in Long Canyon.
Weather: Today will bring highly dynamic weather. There is potential for strong thunderstorms after 1 PM, with high potential for strong thunderstorms after 5 PM. Expect wind gusts between 40 and 50 MPH, localized downpours, small hail and cloud-to-ground lightning. The risk of flash flooding is less than 10%.
Evacuations and Closures: The Yavapai County Sheriff (928-771-3260) has put the zone containing Seven Canyons and Enchantment into SET status. The map is available at
shorturl.at/eTtJC. Coconino County Pocket Fire information page, including an evacuation map, is at:
coconino.az.gov/pocketfire. The call center is at 928-679-8525. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is at: 928-774-4523. Coconino National Forest has implemented Stage 2 Fire Restrictions. A portion of the forest remains closed. For more details, visit:
shorturl.at/fCDMc. State Route 89A is closed to all traffic except for residents between Flagstaff (MP 398) and Sedona (MP 375). Residents of Oak Creek Canyon need to enter the canyon from the south. Woody Mountain Road remains closed to all north of its intersection with Forest Road 536. For exact road closure locations, visit:
az511.com. For information on the READY, SET, GO! evacuation system, visit:
ein.az.gov/ready-set-go. A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in effect over the fire area. For more information, visit:
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_6_9455. If you fly, we can’t!
Pocket Fire Public Information
Public Phone Line: 928-260-0543
Media Contact Line: 928-268-4241
Email: 2026.pocket@firenet.gov
