Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderPumpkin Center 141 issued · alert expired
Historical record from FEMA IPAWS archive — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Pocket Fire in Yavapai, Arizona, has burned 27,393 acres and is 76% contained as of June 19. Structures in the area face direct fire damage risk until full containment is achieved.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 27,393 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Yavapai, Arizona), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Yavapai, Arizona · ≈ 43 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): order
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 27,393 acres ±0 95% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 95% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 95% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
Show 11 earlier observations
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 83% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 76% contained
- 27,393 acres ±0 76% contained
- 27,393 acres −58 76% contained
- 27,451 acres ±0 76% contained
- 27,451 acres ±0 74% contained
- 27,451 acres ±0 74% contained
- 27,451 acres +2 69% contained
- 27,449 acres +68 53% contained
- 27,381 acres 51% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Incident update InciWeb
Pocket BAER
The Pocket Fire located approximately 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona was report at 501 pm on Friday, June 19, 2026. The wildfire grew rapidly in brush, juniper and ponderosa pine, prompting the Coconino National Forest ordering the Northern Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team on June 19. Soon after, the fire made a run uphill towards Oak Creek Canyon and the recommendation to the Coconino County Sheriffs Department to order a "Go" evacuation status for Oak Creek Canyon. The increase in complexity prompted the Coconino National Forest to order Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 which began management of the fire on June 21 and transitioned management of the fire to California Complex Incident Management Team 6 on July 5. On July 14, a Burned Area Emergency Response Team has begun assessing the impacts from the fire to National Forest resources.
- Incident update InciWeb
Pocket Fire
The Pocket Fire started on June 19, 2026, approximately 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona. The cause of the fire is underdetermined. The fire continues to back and flank through numerous large, steep canyons north of Sedona and along the State Highway 89A corridor. Steep terrain and the extensive canyon system continue to present operational challenges, with rolling material creating a significant risk of fire spread below the main fire edge.Current fire behavior is characterized by backing and flanking fire with short uphill runs occurring where fire aligns with slope reversals or where rolling material ignites receptive fuels. Critically dry fuels remain highly susceptible to ignition, allowing for continued fire spread under favorable conditions.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.