More resources have arrived to help with suppression efforts on the roughly 500-acre Pocket Fire located about 7 miles north of Sedona in the Oak Creek Canyon area, according to a press release from the Coconino National Forest.
Evacuations remain in effect in the Oak Creek Canyon area and state Route 89A remains closed between Fort Tuthill and the north end of Sedona. Woody Mountain Road (Forest Road 231) is closed past Forest Road 536. A formal closure order for the area surrounding the Pocket Fire is expected to be established soon.
Coconino County Evacuation Zones
Gallery: Pocket Fire
Pocket Fire Leads To Evacuations
13 hrs ago
Coconino County Sheriff’s Patrol Volunteer Stoney Miller talks with drivers Friday evening at a road closure on Highway 89a at Fort Tuthill. The Pocket fire burning north of Sedona led to the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon and the closure of Highway 89a at both ends of the canyon. By 10 p.m. Friday night the fire had grown from 100 to 500 acres.
Pocket Fire Leads To Evacuations
13 hrs ago
The Pocket Fire burning seven miles north of Sedona led to the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon Friday night and the closure of Highway 89A at both ends.
Pocket Fire Leads To Evacuations
13 hrs ago
The Pocket Fire burning seven miles north of Sedona led to the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon on Friday evening and the closure of Highway 89A at both ends.
Pocket Fire Leads To Evacuations
13 hrs ago
Coconino County Sheriff’s Patrol Volunteer Stoney Miller talks with drivers Friday evening at a road closure on Highway 89a at Fort Tuthill. The Pocket fire burning north of Sedona led to the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon and the closure of Highway 89a at both ends of the canyon. By 10 p.m. Friday night the fire had grown from 100 to 500 acres.
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