Coconino National Forest

Crews battling the Pocket Fire north of Sedona had contained 69% of the blaze as of Thursday morning. Incident managers say firefighters have made considerable progress containing the wildfire but there’s still work to be done.

The Pocket Fire has grown to more than 20,000 acres and is 21% contained. Smoke continues heavily impact Flagstaff but fire officials say crews continue to make solid progress.

The Coconino National Forest established designated "Quiet Areas" — now known as "Seasonal Closures" — in the 1980s to provide recreational spaces free from motorized traffic at certain times of the year.

Crews on the Pocket Fire have stopped northward progress as they continue to conduct burnout operations and strengthen lines on the blaze that's grown to more than 15,000 acres.

Fire managers attribute most of the overnight growth to a strategic burnout operation carried out around Fernow Cabin on the western flank of the Pocket Fire.

Officials from the Coconino National Forest, City of Flagstaff and Coconino County will implement stage 2 fire restrictions on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Saturday’s heavy winds caused the Pocket Fire to nearly double in size to 5,547 acres as Kachina Village and Forest Highlands remain in Set status.

A wildfire first detected Saturday afternoon has triggered evacuations north of Parks in Pumpkin Center while crews have responded to another fire 7 miles south of Tusayan.

Crews battling the Pocket Fire north of Sedona were preparing for another day of ferocious winds Saturday that are likely to put their fire lines to the test.

Several fire crews along with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft worked Saturday to contain a 500-acre wildfire north of Sedona that prompted the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon the day before.