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POCKET FIRE UPDATE: #PocketFire Quick Facts July 8, 2026 (AM) Official Acreage: 27,440 Personnel: 1,217 Containment: 53% Crews continue working day and night to keep the Pocket Fire within identified containment lines. Although very little rain occurred yesterday over the fire area, two lightning strikes were observed in the vicinity of Secret Mountain near the Southwest perimeter of the fire. Crews are on alert for potential thunderstorm activity again this afternoon with a chance of lightning

7/08 Flagstaff Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the area of East Market Place and North Mall Way. The case has been ruled a homicide. The public is being asked to avoid the area. Officials say there is no threat to the public. Further details will be released when they’re available.

National Fire News: July 8, 2026. Since yesterday, 167 new fires were reported nationwide. Currently, firefighters are working to suppress and contain 37 large fires across the country. Extreme fire behavior and evacuations are reported in multiple geographic areas. The Babylon Fire, 25 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah, is newly the largest fire in the country, reporting 100,479 acres as of this morning. So far this year, 37,783 fires have burned more than 3.4 million acres across the United

7/08 Cottonwood is looking for young people to apply to be on the Cottonwood Youth Advisory Council. Students from 8-th to 12-th grade are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is August 2-nd. Students who are interested in applying must submit an application by August 2, 2026. Visit http://cottonwoodaz.gov/386/Youth-Advisory-Commission to download an application.

7/08 Page Police say a $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects who shot fireworks at a home, catching it on fire. Officials say they responded to the Lake Powell Mobile Home Park just before 12:30-am on July 3-rd on a call of a home fully involved in fire. The fire was doused and kept from spreading to other nearby homes. No people were injured in the fire; however, a family dog did perish in the blaze. Witnesses reported hearing fireworks be

7/08 YCSO says a funeral for former deputy Richard Mayer, who passed away at his home in Yarnell on April 29-th, will take place this Saturday. Mayer joined the department in 1966 after which he became a deputy in Yarnell. He retired in 2001, but continued to serve as a reserve deputy. The funeral will be this Saturday, at 11-am, at the Yarnell Presbyterian Church.

7/08 The BLM is thanking the community for helping with the cleanup of an illegal construction material dump site off Bloody Basin Road and I-17. The dumpsite was found on June 3-rd and has since been cleaned up and rehabilitated. During the cleanup, investigators found information that helped them identify a suspect; the individuals name was not released. If you witness illegal dumping or have information about similar incidents on public lands, call BLM Law Enforcement at 1‑800‑637‑9152.

7/08 The Yarnell Fire District is calling the Mina Fire 100% contained. The blaze broke out July 4-th and forced evacuations in Yarnell. It burned just over 24-acres before it was stopped. Several outbuildings were also destroyed in the blaze. There’s no information on what started the fire.

7/08 The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says law enforcement arrested 271-drivers for some level of DUI over the 4-th of July holiday weekend. Officials say 76 of the arrests were for DUI drugs; they also made 10, under 21 DUI arrests. Contact was also made with 355 designated drivers.