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Jun 26, 2023 · 2:46. The Yarnell Hill Fire overran and killed 19 wildland firefighters with the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew on June 30, 2013. It was the deadliest wildland fire for U.S. firefighters...
The hike is approximately 3.5 miles long from the trailhead to the Fatality Site, for a full length of about 7 miles. Learn More. Learn about the brave Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives while battling the Yarnell Hill fire.
The Granite Mountain Inter-agency Hotshots had been protecting the city with over $3.1 billion in assessed value, over 18,000 homes and 24,000 residents. Entering their sixth season the 2013 Granite Mountain Inter-agency Hotshots’ became instructors at the Arizona Incident and Management Academy.
On June 30, 2013, Nineteen of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite crew trained to fight wilderness fires, died as they battled a fire outside of Yarnell. The Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park is dedicated to their sacrifice. Learn More.
Jun 30, 2023 · The fire had entrapped the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots after they had sought shelter. It was the largest loss of life among firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Ten years later, the story of Yarnell is one of loss but also survival.
Jun 16, 2023 · What's planned to honor fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots 10 years after Yarnell Hill Fire. PRESCOTT — The end of June will mark a decade since the Yarnell Hill Fire took the lives of 19...
Jun 30, 2017 · A group of men known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots – a tight-knit team of experts trained to fight out-of-control wildfires – died on June 30, 2013 while battling the Yarnell Hill fire ...
