These are the stories of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30, 2013, while fighting a fire near Yarnell, Ariz. They are memorialized in the movie, 'Only the Brave.'
These are the stories of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30, 2013, while fighting a fire near Yarnell, Ariz. They are memorialized in the movie,"Only the Brave."This photo combination made with undated family photos provided via the City of Prescott, Ariz. shows the 19 firefighters killed battling an out-of-control wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., on June 30, 2013.
"Both of these boys were only interested in having a family life. Robert was newly married, and Grant was engaged. They just wanted the house and the dog," McKee said."To have two grandsons gone, it's devastation," she said.At Captain Crossfit, a gym near the firehouse where the Hotshots were stationed, Travis Carter was known as the strongest one on the crew — but also the most humble.
"The other guys who came in here always said that even though he was in charge, he was always the first one at the fire, the first one in action," Pereira said.Dustin DeFord, 24, tried out for the hotshot crew in January 2012, telling friends on Twitter that he had passed the physical fitness test and asking for prayers as he moved on to the interview stage of the process.
Soon after he interviewed for the hotshots, DeFord signed up for the Spartan Race, a rugged, eight-mile challenge through the mud and around various obstacles in Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix.Christopher MacKenzie “I said, ‘Oh my God, that’s Chris’ crew.’ I started calling him and calling him and got no answer,” he told The Press-Enterprise.“He was finishing his credentials to get promoted and loved the people. It’s an insane tragedy.”Eric Marsh, 43, was an avid mountain biker who grew up in Ashe County, N.C., but became hooked on firefighting while studying biology at Arizona State University, said Leanna Racquer, the ex-wife of his cousin.
During EMT training, he would ask for extra shifts at the emergency room. And because his superiors liked him, they would give them to him, Laurie McKee said. “He played with tremendous heart and desire,” Gruendyke said. “He wasn’t the biggest or fastest guy on the team, but he played with great emotion and intensity.”Scott Norris, 28, was known around Prescott through his part-time job at Bucky O'Neill Guns.
“He was probably the strongest and bravest young man I have ever met in my life,” Donna Percin Pederson said in an interview with The Associated Press from her home in Portland, Ore. Flores said the town was planning a fundraiser for Rose's family and hoped to also have a memorial to honor him. Steed, 36, was one of the older members of the crew. Renton, Wash., police officer Cassidy Steed said his brother"always put his life on the line for people who he knew he would never meet."Back home in Cedar City, Utah, Joe Thurston, 32, used to go to an area reservoir with friends and promptly show how fearless he could be.
Trainer Janine Pereira said she recently kidded Turbyfill for skipping workouts. His excuse was that he wanted to spend some quality time at Dairy Queen. Warneke, 25, lived with his wife, Roxanne, on acreage in a rural setting."They just moved out there in April after buying land and a mobile home," the grandmother said.
Beneitone said Whitted loved being a firefighter and was well-respected among his crew. He says he ran into Whitted about two months ago and they shook hands and hugged, and talked about the upcoming fire season.For 21-year-old Kevin Woyjeck, second from right in the bottom row, the fire station was always a second home.
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