The Granite Mountain Hotshots Survivor

Brendan mcdonough survived one of the deadliest wildfires in u s.

The granite mountain hotshots survivor.

As depicted in the movie nineteen of the twenty members of the company died on june 30 2013 while fighting a wildfire and donut is the sole survivor. From the ny times story 7 2 2013. Mcdonough walks back to his seat after speaking at a memorial service for the fallen members of the granite mountain hotshots on july a week after the tragedy wiped out his team. Would she grow up to view her dad as a coward.

Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s. On june 30 when the yarnell hill fire suddenly whipped 180 degrees around and cut off their escape route from a scrub brush meadow to a nearby ranch. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. Every one of the granite mountain hotshots except for mcdonough was burned alive sometime after 4 30 p m.

But images of his daughter crept into his head. 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. The couple hunkered down inside their house as flames. The roar of the fire was huffing behind me long journey of therapy.

Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived he was posted as a lookout on the fire and was not with the others when the fire overtook them. Only one granite mountain hotshot survived the fire. Prescott fire chief dan fraijo later confirmed that all 19 were from the granite mountain hotshots. Granite mountain hotshots lone survivor.

The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by dry lightning on june 28 2013. The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s. Before he found the granite mountain hotshots mcdonough was a southern. History an inferno near yarnell ariz that killed 19 of his fellow granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013.