Silver Belt | Observing the Granite Mountain Hotshots’ 10-year anniversary
Photo courtesy/Granite Mountain Hotshots Interagency Crew. A group photo taken before the Yarnell Hill fire. Author: David Souders Updated: 29 minutes ago / Posted: July 6, 2023 This June 30th marked a solemn day for Arizona and wild firefighters. Nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill fire ten years before him […]
Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire
It was one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, killing 19 members of the elite Central Arizona Fire Brigade in 2013 when the flames were trapped in a bush-covered ravine. The city of Prescott and the neighboring town of Yarnell will commemorate the deceased Granite Mountain Hotshot at a public event Friday. Lou Theokus, […]
Memorial events planned for 10-year mark of Granite Mountain Hotshot tragedy | The Daily Courier
The 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, who died fighting the Yarnell Hill fire nearly a decade ago, will be remembered at various public and private ceremonies this month. From the unveiling of a new HotShot mural on the corner of Montezuma and Goodwin Streets in downtown Prescott, to the opening of the Granite Mountain Interagency HotShot […]
10-year anniversary set to remember Granite Mountain Hotshots
independent news media This June marks 10 years since 19 firefighters lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill fire. To honor and remember firefighters, a team of wilderness firefighters and law enforcement partners plan a memorial event in honor of Granite Mountain Hotshot, who died on June 30, 2013. I’ve been working on it since […]
Mohave County Sheriff: 10-year plan suspended over staffing woes | Local News Stories
The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office is seeking additional funding this year to address a severe shortage of staff at county jails. And until the shortage is cleared, Sheriff Doug Schuster says his 10-year strategic plan will be put on hold. Schuster’s plan was implemented in 2019 as an outline of an ongoing effort to address […]
Planning underway to commemorate 10-year mark of Granite Mountain Hotshot tragedy | The Verde Independent
As the 10th anniversary of the fire accident that claimed the lives of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots in the fight against the Yarnell Hill fire approaches, the team is working to commemorate the tragedy with a memorial event on Friday, June 30, 2023. increase. In a February 8th news release, the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial […]
