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07-01-2013, 07:46 AM
Nineteen firefighters, including 18 from the elite Granite Mountain Hotshots of Prescott, died Sunday fighting an out-of-control wildfire in Yarnell, a tiny Yavapai County town roughly 80 miles northwest of Phoenix.
SOURCE LINK (http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/free/20130701yarnell-hill-firefighters-die.html)
Mike Reichling, Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman, said the 19 firefighters were found in an area that also had 19 fire shelters deployed. Some of the firefighters were inside their shelters, which are typically used as a last resort to withstand the fire if it overtakes them. Some of the crew members were found outside the shelters.
It's the worst loss of life for firefighters in Arizona wildfire history.
As of this morning, the fire is still 0% contained, and has consumed half of the 500 homes in Yarnell, AZ.
SOURCE LINK (http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/free/20130701yarnell-hill-firefighters-die.html)
Mike Reichling, Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman, said the 19 firefighters were found in an area that also had 19 fire shelters deployed. Some of the firefighters were inside their shelters, which are typically used as a last resort to withstand the fire if it overtakes them. Some of the crew members were found outside the shelters.
It's the worst loss of life for firefighters in Arizona wildfire history.
As of this morning, the fire is still 0% contained, and has consumed half of the 500 homes in Yarnell, AZ.