# @downinnadesert on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNf7gbG5HY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67412573-downinnadesert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-30T13:00:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

Footage from grit2green shows a plane collecting water from Roosevelt Lake to help fight wildfires burning in Arizona. ✈️💧

These aircraft can skim across the water and scoop roughly 1,600 gallons in seconds before heading back toward the fire.

A second video also shows a helicopter pulling water near Sedona as crews continue battling the Pocket Fire, which started June 19 about 7 miles north of Sedona.

According to recent updates, the fire has grown to thousands of acres with 0% containment, forcing closures and evacuation alerts in parts of the Oak Creek Canyon / Coconino National Forest area.

Have you seen any of the aircraft fighting Arizona fires this week?

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Via grit2green / Sedona Fire District / U.S. Forest Service - Coconino National Forest

#Arizona #SedonaAZ #RooseveltLake #Wildfire #DownInnaDesert

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downinnadesert, wildfire, rooseveltlake, arizona, sedonaaz

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