The Yarnell Hill Fire is an ongoing wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, which was kindled by lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, nineteen firefighters with the Prescott Fire Department’s interagency Granite Mountain Hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire. Initial reports indicated that one of the firefighters was not a member of the hotshot crew, but Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo confirmed that all 19 were from the Granite Mountain Hotshots. The lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots was moving the crew vehicle at the time of the burnover; 22 other people were injured. Fourteen of the firefighters were in their 20s; their names were released on July 1, 2013.The lone survivor on the crew, Brendan McDonough, was hospitalized; his name was released on July 2 by the Prescott Fire Department.
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