Pocket Fire
The Pocket Fire was reported on June 19, 2026 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 27,393 acres. It was fully contained on July 30, 2026.
- Size
- 27,393 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM MST, 27,393 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.967, -111.787.
The incident
- Size
- 27,393 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM MST
- Contained
- July 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 Miles N from Sedona, AZ
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Sedona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $64,065,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZCOF-000781
- IRWIN identifier
- 21164556-6ADD-4481-810D-637569005FDC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 19, 2026 (268 acres) to July 18, 2026 (27,393 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,373 acres, mapped June 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2026 | 268 | |
| June 20, 2026 | 293 | +25 |
| June 21, 2026 | 320 | +27 |
| June 22, 2026 | 257 | -63 |
| June 23, 2026 | 638 | +381 |
| June 24, 2026 | 785 | +147 |
| June 25, 2026 | 1,187 | +402 |
| June 26, 2026 | 1,512 | +325 |
| June 27, 2026 | 2,349 | +837 |
| June 28, 2026 | 6,016 | +3,667 |
| June 29, 2026 | 12,389 | +6,373 |
| June 30, 2026 | 15,895 | +3,506 |
| July 1, 2026 | 18,173 | +2,278 |
| July 2, 2026 | 21,138 | +2,965 |
| July 3, 2026 | 24,830 | +3,692 |
| July 4, 2026 | 25,597 | +767 |
| July 5, 2026 | 26,345 | +748 |
| July 6, 2026 | 26,608 | +263 |
| July 7, 2026 | 27,381 | +773 |
| July 8, 2026 | 27,449 | +68 |
| July 9, 2026 | 27,451 | +2 |
| July 18, 2026 | 27,393 | -58 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sedona, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sedona, AZ7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- West Sedona, AZ7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Kachina Village, AZ10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountainaire, AZ11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Big Park, AZ13 miles south of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZCOF-000781.