One of the last photos taken of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots, shown at 4:01 p.m. local time as they watch the Yarnell Hill fire spread. (Industrial Commission of Arizona/Yarnell Hill Fire Information) Inspectors for the Arizona State Occupational Safety […]
The deaths of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots, who perished in their fire shelters during a June 30 burnover near Yarnell, Ariz., were a call to action to begin research and development efforts on the technology for […]
In the aftermath of the deaths of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots on June 30, there has been much turmoil and rancor in the city of Prescott, Ariz. First, the issue of survivor benefits to families. Now, […]
There’s some happy news coming out of Prescott Valley. Amanda Misner, the widow of one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots killed on June 30, gave birth to a baby boy. She was 7 months pregnant when her husband, […]
By Tracy Schlater I see Facebook posts almost daily remembering, honoring and celebrating the Granite Mountain Hotshots. But recently, a different sort of post caught my attention. It explained that the wife of Andrew Ashcraft, one of the seasonal workers […]
While there has been an outpouring of support, benefit concerts and events, and private donations to help the families of the 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots who were killed in the line of duty on June 30 — all of […]
A battle for benefits is underway between surviving families of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots — particularly the wife and family of Andrew Ashcraft, above — and the City of Prescott. (Screengrab from CBS This Morning video) In a world […]
More sobering news today from the lines. A 28th wildland firefighter in 2013 has been killed while removing trees and performing fuels reduction in advance of a lightning-sparked fire in the Mount Washington Wilderness area of Oregon. John Hammack, 60, […]
The 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots who died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire, were trapped as they were changing locations. Darrell Willis, Prescott wildland fire division chief and one of the founders of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot crew, led a […]
The rugged terrain of chaparral and other dry vegetation burns just west of Yarnell, Ariz., on June 29. (U.S. Forest Service photo) In the wake of the devastating Yarnell Hill fire, fuels reduction over the dry terrain in and around […]