With Pocket Fire near Sedona 100% contained, officials significantly reduce closure area

Roadways that were closed because of the Pocket Fire north of Sedona have reopened after the fire reached 100% containment nearly six weeks after it started, authorities announced Thursday.

The fire broke out June 19 about 7 miles north of Sedona in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness area of Coconino National Forest.

Full containment means crews have secured the fire’s edges to prevent it from spreading, so it doesn’t necessarily mean the fire is fully extinguished. In fact, according to InciWeb, the fire’s size was mapped at 27,393 acres as of Thursday morning.

The cause of the wildfire hasn’t been determined.

Where are the Pocket Fire closures now that it’s been 100% contained?

The fire closure area will shrink significantly at 6 a.m. Friday, but several recreation sites, trails and nearby areas will remain closed for public safety.

A  temporary forest closure order remains in effect through Sept. 30 unless it is lifted earlier. Closures include:

• Banjo Bill Picnic Site
• Bear Sign Trail No. 59
• Bootlegger Picnic Site
• Call of the Canyon
• David Miller Trail No. 164
• Dry Creek Trail No. 52
• Encinoso Picnic Site
• Grasshopper Point Picnic Site
• Halfway Picnic Site
• HS Canyon Trail No. 50
• Manzanita Campground
• Secret Canyon Trail No. 121
• West Fork Trail No. 108

The closure also includes parts of Oak Creek, beginning where the West Fork drainage meets the creek and continuing south to where it exits national forest land. The closed area includes land within 100 feet of each side of the creek.

Additionally, the entire West Fork drainage from Forest Road 231 also remains closed within 100 feet of each side of the drainage.

Get a visual look at the closed areas on the maps below:

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