The Granite Mountain Hotshots- Heroes in The Yarnell Hill Wildfire Crisis
Through hope, determination, sacrifice and the drive to protect families and communities, the Granite Mountain Hotshots became one of the most elite firefighting teams in the United States. While most people run from danger, they run toward it, watching over lives, homes and everything people hold dear, while forging a unique brotherhood that came into focus with one fateful fire in Yarnell, Arizona. On June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters from The Granite Mountain Hotshots crew were killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona. Huge questions remain about the last moments of their lives, and how such a terrible tragedy could have occurred.