HARALD KELLEY Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Please pray for the families and loved ones of the 19 firefighters who died fighting the fire near Yarnell Ariz. The hotshot crew was from the Prescott area. This is anticipated to be a bad fire season and with the loss of these fine firefighters, it is the worst in many years. I think it was in 1994 when 14 were lost in Storm King Fire in Colorado. God bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Agreed . . . just tragic. And these were the best of the best and they had and used every tool for survival . . . when they deploy their survival shelters and are still lost to the fire one can only speculate at the scale of the inferno. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 So sad. I remember the Storm King tragedy very well. Yes 14 died on that one. 19 on this one is the most in a forest fire since 1933. I've worked a couple forest fires and that is the most intense out of any fires. The work and conditions are extreme. I wouldn't have the ability to be a Hot Shot. Those are some of the best of the best. The condition you have to be in is incredible. Such hard work. So much training involved. Had to be a major wind shift and an explosion of fire. I can't imagine. Anytime a firefighter dies it is a tragedy as they are just trying to protect life and property. 2013 is looking to be a really bad year for firefighter deaths after West, Texas and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 God bless them and their families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdscooby Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I live in the town where this Hot Shot crew is from. The whole town is completely devistated. They were a fine group of young men. They were an elite team who knew what they were doing. We had Monsoon type storms in the area and the fire area got the outflow winds form the storm which changed the direction of the fire and made it explode. Prayers to their families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Absolute Horror. When I heard about it this morning my first memory was Storm King The average age was 22 years. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harman Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Prayers to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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