This June, the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Team will host a public memorial service honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives 10 years ago during the June 30, 2013 Yarnell Hill Fires.

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A public memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on June 30 at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott. Invited speakers include Prescott Mayor Phil Goode. Holger Dure, City of Prescott Fire Chief. Forest and Fire Service State Forester Thomas Torres. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. and Ryder Ashcraft, the son of the fallen Granite Mountain hotshot, Andrew Ashcraft.

Brendan McDonough, a surviving member of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (GMIHC), recites the Hotshot prayer. The hour-and-a-half event includes a reading of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Day proclamation, presentations by the honor guard, pipes and drums, and a high-flying missing persons formation from Luke Air Force Base. The local honor guard rings the bells 19 times in honor of the men, and the court bells also ring 19 times to end the event.

About Mt. Granite Memorial Parking Lot and Road Closure

On Friday, June 30, the City of Prescott will close Goodwin Street from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and parts of Cortez from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The closure will allow us to accommodate event venue facilities, Granite Mountain Family Parking and other events. place that day. The city of Prescott is urging visitors to be aware of road closures and parking conditions, and to plan well in advance if attending the public memorial service.

Parking – road closure map

Granite Mountain 10 Year Parking Information

Participating institutions

Institutions participating in the Granite Mountain Hotshot Memorial Team include local, state, and federal collaborators. City of Prescott, Arizona Forestry and Fire Department, Prescott Fire Department, Prescott Police Department, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Department, Prescott National Forest, Indian Affairs Bureau, Bureau of Land Management, City of Scottsdale, various fire departments in the Phoenix area.

The Phoenix Fire Department will provide backfill assistance and will respond to emergency and medical calls so that Prescott Fire Department and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Department personnel can attend the ceremony.

More information about the event can be found on the City of Prescott website. https://www.experienceprescott.com/things-to-do/events/gmihcmemorial/.

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