Changelog

Two fixes to the weather alerts page. Flash flood warnings issued elsewhere in the county — some of them fifty miles away — were appearing as though they were for Sedona; alerts are now checked against the town before they show. Sedona also straddles the Coconino and Yavapai county line, and the page had been asking for only one of the two. It now reads both, so a warning issued for either side of town arrives.

Three new tools. Know Your Evacuation Zone: type your address to find which of Sedona's 12 zones you're in, and whether any zone is under a Ready, Set or Go order right now — read live from the city's own emergency map. Flood Zone Check: your address on FEMA's current flood map, with the two-county split explained. And a neighbour board for trailhead parking — tap a trailhead to say whether it has spaces, is filling up or full, so you know before you drive out.

Both the Coconino National Forest and the Sedona Fire District moved to Stage 2 fire restrictions on 30 June 2026 — no open fires anywhere, plus limits on smoking and equipment. A Pocket Fire closure north of town is also in effect. Confirm the day's call on the official pages linked from the tool.

The town page now opens with a drawing of Cathedral Rock's red sandstone spires rising above a bend of Oak Creek and the high desert.

Fire rules around Sedona are set by two authorities — the Coconino National Forest (Red Rock Ranger District) on the trails and in the canyon, and the Sedona Fire District in town — and they can be at different stages at once. The tool shows where each stands now (both in Stage 1 since 21 May 2026), what each stage allows and bans, the year-round in-town campfire ban, and links each official page and hotline for the day's call.

Getting a home ready for wildfire is a list of small jobs, and they aren't all equal. A new interactive checklist lets you tick what you've already done and shows what to do next — the highest-impact steps first, from the first five feet around the house to the way out. It follows the home-ignition-zone guidance that fire agencies share, and points to where to get a real assessment for your property. Nothing you tick is saved or sent.

A new page gathers every alert the National Weather Service has posted for Sedona — flash floods on Oak Creek, fire-weather red flags, extreme heat, winter storms — in one place, instead of five. It reads the official feed through the day and, when nothing is in force, says so plainly. Alongside it are the county and city channels that actually carry an evacuation order, with a reminder that Sedona straddles two counties, so it's worth signing up for both.

Four tools to start: a live Oak Creek flood gauge read against the official National Weather Service thresholds, hour-by-hour heat windows for hiking before it gets dangerous, a how-busy-is-it planner for the trailheads and the Y, and a dark-sky stargazing guide for our Dark Sky Community.