Yarnell Hill Fire - Wikipedia
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots , a group of firefighters within the Prescott Fire Department .
The Yarnell 19: What to know about Arizona's Granite Mountain …
Jun 26, 2023 · It started as a small fire, less than a half-acre on June 28, 2013, but the blaze grew over multiple days, burning more than 8,300 acres, destroying 127 structures and forcing the evacuation of the...
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Granite Mountain Hotshots: The story of the Yarnell Hill Fire
May 20, 2021 · The Yarnell Hill was the largest wildland firefighter loss of life since the 1933 Griffith Park Fire in California in which 29 firefighters were killed, surpassing even the line-of-duty deaths at...
On This Day: Remembering the Yarnell Hill Wildfire
The deadliest disaster for U.S. firefighters since September 11, 2001, the Yarnell Hill Fire and the tragic loss of the Granite Mountain Hotshots underscore the severe impact weather can have on people’s lives.
The Yarnell Disaster: What Caused the Deadliest Fire in 80 Years?
May 22, 2014 · Last June, 19 firefighters lost their lives trying to control a blaze near Yarnell, Arizona—the highest death toll for firefighters battling a wildfire in this country since 1933. What went wrong?
Sole survivor of Yarnell Hill Fire acknowledges the last decade ... - NPR
Jun 30, 2023 · Today is the 10th anniversary of one of the deadliest days in the history of wildland firefighting. Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a firefighting team, died in 2013 battling the...
The Yarnell Hill Fire - ArcGIS StoryMaps
At 5:40 PM on June 28th, 2013, a dry lightning strike initiates a fire about a half acre in size on a ridge west of Yarnell. The state did not begin to contain the fire due to concerns of positioning on the ridge in the evening.
Yarnell Hill Fire Entrapment Fatalities 2013
Jun 30, 2013 · Nineteen firefighters died on the Yarnell Hill Fire in central Arizona on June 30, 2013 after deploying fire shelters. They were members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), hosted by the Prescott Fire Department.
The Yarnell Hill Fire: A review of lessons learned
On the afternoon of June 30, 2013, nineteen firefighters perished in a major fire blowup on the Yarnell Hill Fire (YH). This blaze occurred on a rugged steep mountain range in heavy brush fuels, near the town of Yarnell, Arizona.