Photos: The Brins Fire in 2006
This fast-moving wildfire threatened Sedona in 2006.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Flames from the Brins wild fire leap along the top of a ridge on the western wall of Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona, AZ., Thursday, June 22, 2006.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Capt. Rocco Terrazciano of the Big Bear Hot Shots watches the Brins Fire edge toward a containment line along the west side of Slide Rock State Park.
The Brins Fire in 2006
A helicopter dumps water on Wilson Mountain as fire crews battle the Brins Fire during its spread to within 200 yards of Highway 89A in Sedona. Fire crews, wary of the fire's chances of jumping the highway, cut fuel and power, positioned sprinklers by businesses and were prepared to burn out the area between the highway and the fire line.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Robert Dotson, Kevin Chargois and Gabriel Pomona, all Big Bear Hotshots from San Bernardino, Calif., walk along an abandoned Highway 89A. Fire crews were watching the two-lane road closely for any hot spots.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Concerned residents of Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, such as Patricia Tope, center in blue, crowd around and listen to Sedona Fire Chief Matt Shobert at the Elks Lodge in Sedona. In response to residents' questions, Shobert was explaining the possible need for evacuation created by the dangerous potential of falling embers.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Firefighters from Peoria Fire Dept. turn on sprinklers as crews prepared to do a burnout near the Dairy Queen on Highway 89 in Oak Creek Canyon, Wed. June 21, 2006. The advancing Brins Fire is seen in the background.
The Brins Fire in 2006
A wall of flames move up the Wilson Canyon area above Oak Creek Canyon on Highway 89 in Oak Creek Canyon, Wed. June 21, 2006 near Sedona, AZ.
The Brins Fire in 2006
"We're just waiting, like everyone else," said Annette Tarantino, who owns the Junipine CafÈ at the Junipine Resort in Oak Creek Canyon with her husband, Steve. The Tarantinos, whose Oak Creek home was threatened by the La Barranca Fire earlier this month, are among the residents who were evacuated during the Brins Fire's spread.
The Brins Fire in 2006
A heavy tanker makes an approach over Sterling Canyon prior to dropping its load as crews try to re-establish a containment line there on the north side of the Brins wild fire in Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona, AZ., Thursday, June 22, 2006.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Mike Kontz, with the Central Yavapai Fire District, keeps tabs on water pumping from a 3,000 gallon portable reservoir. The line feeds crews fighting the Brins Fire near Slide Rock State Park in Oak Creek Canyon.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Adele Earnshaw hears the latest on the Brins Fire in Oak Creek Canyon from information officer Bill Paxton.
The Brins Fire in 2006
After a short break in the shade of a ramada, Avra Valley firefighter Adam Gloria gets ready to rejoin the crews near Slide Rock park.
The Brins Fire in 2006
Weather conditions early Friday kept smoke from the Brins Fire trapped in the valleys near Sedona. The fire grew to 4,000 acres Friday.
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