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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...

June 30th, 2013 Firefighter/Hotshots Andrew Ashcraft, Robert Caldwell, Travis Carter, Dustin Deford, Christopher MacKenzie, Eric Marsh, Grant McKee, Sean Misner, Scott Norris, Wade Parker, John Percin, Anthony Rose, Jesse Steed, Joe Thurston, Travis Turbyfill, William Warneke, Clayton Whitted, Kevin Woyjeck and Garret Zuppiger (Prescott Fire Department) were assigned to the "Yarnell Hill Fire" burning near the small community of Yarnell, Arizona.

While attempting to re-position in an effort to defend structures in the town of Yarnell, the crew of hotshots were caught in a draw in front of a major fire front that had changed directions due to a dramatic wind shift. The crew attempted to deploy fire shelters, but conditions were far too extreme and all 19 perished:

Ashcraft 29
Caldwell, 32
Carter 31
Deford 24
MacKenzie 30
Marsh 43
McKee 21
Misner 26,
Norris 28
Parker 22
Percin 24
Rose 23
Steed 36
Thurston 32
Turbyfill 27
Warneke 25
Whitted 28,
Woyjeck 21
Zuppiger 27

The sole survivor from the crew was hotshot Brendan McDonough who was serving as lookout in another position at the time of the windshift and blow up. McDonough warned his crews of the wind and fire shift before being forced to abandon his position. He narrowly escaped being burned over himself.