Wildfire in Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Arizona

The La Barranca Fire started Thursday, June 1, 2006 at around 1:50 PM about 3 miles east of the Village of Oak Creek. The fire was human caused by a fence company that was grinding on a metal fence post on private property. The fire burned 836 acres through grass, brush, and pinyon-juniper woodland. The estimated fire fighting cost was $1,200,000. The damage included: 1 primary residence lost, 1 partially-damaged residence, 1 guest house/shop destroyed, 3 outbuildings destroyed. There were 158 structures saved.