Pocket Fire Update: Containment Grows as Evacuation Orders Lift for Arizona Residents

Here is the Pocket Fire update for Thursday, July 2nd. Official Acreage: 20,680 Start Date: June 19, 2026 Location: 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona Cause: Undetermined Personnel: 1,054 Fuels: Timber and Brush Containment: 21% Highlights: Forest Highlands, Kachina Village, and Pine Del downgraded to READY status. Oak Creek Canyon remains in SET status. State Highway 89A to remain closed. Public Meeting: The team will host a public meeting in Sedona at 7 p.m. tonight, July 2 at the Red Rock Junio