Site Of Granite Mountain Hotshots Death

Yarnell lee and diane helm own a ranch 600 yards from where 19 granite mountain hotshots died in the yarnell hill fire on june 30 2013.

Site of granite mountain hotshots death.

On june 30 firefighters with the prescott fire department s interagency called the granite mountain hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. Granite mountain hotshots team leader eric marsh radioed through to let his commanders know the group had a predetermined safety zone. The couple hunkered down inside their house as flames.

Prescott fire chief dan fraijo later confirmed that all 19 were from the granite mountain hotshots. Moments later he radioed back with a more serious message. Juliann ashcraft said she found out her firefighter husband andrew was among the dead by watching. Mcdonough puportedly overheard radio transmissions about the crew s last movements 2c city.

Granite mountain hotshot brendan mcdonough purportedly disclosed new information about the fire. A trail follows the last steps of the hotshots down to the fatality site where they made their last stand. Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was created to honor the hotshots. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by lightning on june 28 2013.

Richard brody on the new movie only the brave about the granite mountain hotshots a real life unit of heroic arizona firefighters and what the film doesn t include. A three mile 4 8 km path leads from a parking area on highway 89 up to an observation deck. Granite mountain hot shot firefighter autopsy reports 2013 yarnell hill fire.