Granite Mountain Hotshots memorialized 10 years after fire killed 19

Prescott — Hundreds packed Yavapai County Courthouse Square in Prescott Friday afternoon as flags flew at half-mast to mark the 10th anniversary of the loss of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the Yarnell Hill fires. rice field. On June 30, 2013, it became the deadliest wildfire in Arizona history. Brendan McDonough, the […]

How the Granite Mountain Hotshots will be memorialized

Prescott — At the end of June, it will be 10 years since the Yarnell Hill fire that claimed the lives of 19 members of Granite Mountain Hotshots on June 30, 2013. Initially started by a lightning strike two days ago, the fire devastated the small community of Yarnell and eventually became the deadliest wildfire […]