Arizona's Pocket Fire: Progress Made as Containment Reaches 25%

Here is your Pocket Fire update for Friday, July 3rd. Official Acreage: 23,451 Start Date: June 19, 2026 Location: 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona Cause: Undetermined Personnel: 1,145 Fuels: Timber and Brush Containment: 25% Highlights: Hotshot crews working in Bear Sign Canyon are heavily engaged in direct firefight. A new incident management team is arriving today and will take command of the fire Sunday. Operations: In the northwest part of the fire, crews are continuing to mop up the burnou