Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters who were lost on june 30 2013 while fighting the yarnell hill fire.
The granite mountain hotshots story.
The couple hunkered down inside their house as flames.
The men gave their lives to protect yarnell.
They never saw the firefighters.
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.
Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell.
The true story of the yarnell hill fire on the morning of june 30 all 20 members of prescott arizona s granite mountain hotshots headed into the mountains to protect the small town of yarnell.
She refers to the hotshots fondly as boys even though they ranged in.
The town has honored the granite mountain hotshots with a unique tribute a rugged hiking trail that climbs more than 1 000 feet up the side of the.
They trained under the supervision of eric marsh depicted by josh brolin in the movie.
An untold story from the day 19 firefighters died a bomb proof safety zone.
On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united.
The granite mountain hotshots formed in 2002 as a group within the prescott volunteer fire department.
The helms ranch is near the southwest end of yarnell in a subdivision called glen ilah.
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.