AZ - Yarnell Hill fire: 19 Firefighters killed

[josie1986]

i only read of this today,not been on here much and not living in the US it isn't on the news here. this is just absolutely devastating.

i watched an interview with one of the fire fighters wives and completely broke down. it is a tremendous loss to lose one person but 19,just unbearable.

god bless them all,and their families :rose:

 

[Dr. Know?]

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/07/us/yarnell-fire/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

:sigh: My heart aches so much for the families of these brave men.

Is there any information on the lone survivor anywhere?

This was just released a few hours ago. He will need a lot of support & prayers too.

CBS 5 News identifies Yarnell Fire Hotshots survivor

PRESCOTT, AZ (CBS5) - The surviving member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew that was fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire has been identified as Brendan McDonough.

more

http://www.kpho.com/story/22743366/...ied?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

 

[wfgodot]

If you've read it you can never forget Norman Maclean's book "Young Men and Fire." Every time a firefighter dies I flash back there. It's a non-fiction account of the 1949 fire in Helena (MT) National Forest - the Mann Gulch fire in which 13 young men died. My God, if there's a heaven, please let it be a place where those men welcome with love their firefighting kin - those of the Yarnell Fire Hotshots.

 

[Bernina]

Listing of local legitimate groups collecting for the Granite Mountain Hot Shot victims:
http://www.prescottaz.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1086&articleID=120774

 

[Bernina]

Some very poignant pictures.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/us/arizona-blaze-rages-on-as-crews-cope-with-death-of-19-firefighters.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130702&_r=0

 

[Bernina]

Time line and portable fire shelters used in the Yarnell Hill fire:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/01/us/firefighter-map.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130702

 

[Hamsterdance]

Remaining crewmate of 19 killed firefighters was lookout

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/us/arizona-firefighters-mcdonough/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

 

[Dr. Know?]

Live update starting anytime.

http://www.azfamily.com/home/related/Watch-LIVE-3TV-News-201709481.html

 

[Bernina]

Remaining crewmate of 19 killed firefighters was lookout

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/us/arizona-firefighters-mcdonough/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

He was delivery equipment according to the local paper and on his return to his crew.
We have a pretty good downpour right now, high winds. This whole county is full of hills and valleys, mesas and mountains. The wind just courses in all directions. We can get sudden wind sheers that tear off solid porches and roll small and high profile vehicles over. My neighbor's solid wood shed, bolted into a concrete slab, was airborne for a good 100 feet several years back, in 1996, half of my roof detached, flipped over the remaining half and landed at the front door, moments before my daughter was going to walk out.
We live with our environment. Many people can handle a year of it and they're gone, too hot, cold, dusty, wet, flooding, earthquakes, drought, fires, predators. You just have to be prepared, secure your property, and CYA.
Throughout the entire county, many people hauled their own water, and many people still do, so most people are real careful about clearing dead vegetation and cutting fire breaks.
You always have a plan. Mother Nature can be a beast.

 

[Bernina]

Current updates and info, official Yarnell Fallen Firemen site: http://yarnellfallenfirefighters.com/

 

[Dr. Know?]

David Wallace ‏@DavidWallce 15m When u arrive @ #YarnellFire vigil they are handing out memorialized packages of tissues. pic.twitter.com/hicf5Jc2ns

https://twitter.com/DavidWallce

 

[Bernina]

........and CNN just showed up.

 

[wfgodot]

In addition to the Maclean book I mentioned above the next thing I thought of was the six Kansas City fire fighters who died in 1988, in an ammonium nitrate explosion.

As KC was the closest bigger-type city near me when I was growing up, I spent a lot of time there. So that one was almost personal.

But they're all almost personal, aren't they - these 19 who died will be remembered down through the years, maybe for as long as fires are fought. On each anniversary - on the fifth, the tenth, the twentieth. And every day for their family and their friends and loved ones.

I was googling the Kansas City disaster and it's not that well represented on-line really. A local station did a story three years ago, on an anniversary, the 22nd one. Which means that late this November will be the twenty-fifth year.

They are not forgotten.

http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_...d-in-explosion-21-years-ago-remembered-monday

 

[Dr. Know?]

12News ‏@12News 23m Incident commander Clay Templin says #YarnellFire's behavior is "much reduced" with the blaze at 8% containment. http://bit.ly/12HkRWy

ABC15 Arizona ‏@abc15 10m Prescott remembers their fallen heroes: http://on.abc15.com/14Oi0hC #yarnellfire pic.twitter.com/eFHtgLwl0k

 

[Dr. Know?]

ABC15 Arizona ‏@abc15 11m RT @ray_telles: One of the MAFFS C-130 planes called in to help fight the #yarnellfire pic.twitter.com/rMZRrdlUFZ #abc15

FOX 10 News | KSAZ ‏@myfoxphoenix 12m Planes ready to help #Arizona fight fires all over the state. #Fox10 pic.twitter.com/Y4SJ0Sc94q

 

[Dr. Know?]

Authorities said $800,000 has so far been raised for the families of the victims.

Nearly 700 fire personnel are fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire near Prescott, and have been able to boost containment from 8 percent to 45 percent as of 6 p.m. Wednesday.

According to Incident Command, crews expect to have the fire fully contained by 12 a.m. Friday, July 12.

Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/regio...ses-firefighter-autopsy-results#ixzz2Y6TtbqOK

 

[danzn16]

My father is firefighter so this hits home. Prayers for all their family members and everyone in the fire community because they are truly all family. And that hotspot lookout, I can't imagine how he feels and how his heart is broken.


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[Dr. Know?]

azcentral ‏@azcentral 19m Yarnell fire: Details emerge on crew's actions, communications http://bit.ly/129aSKR


Yarnell Hill Fire: 90 percent containment; 8,300 acres burned, containment lines holding

Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/regio...urce=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz2YHefwCVO

YARNELL, AZ - The Yarnell Hill Wildfire that has scorched over 8,300 acres and killed nineteen firefighters near Prescott, Ariz. is now 90 percent contained.

Over 450 personel, including eight crews and 15 engines, are battling the blaze, which started after a lightning strike nearly a week ago. The fire started Friday, June 28.



Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/regio...urce=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz2YHeaWFcF

 

[mysteriew]

Thank Goodness they now have it pretty much under control.

 

[mysteriew]

Yarnell Hill Fire: Timeline of critical events
http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/articles/20130705yarnell-fire-time-critical-events.html