The Granite Mountain Hotshots True Story

On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front.

The granite mountain hotshots true story.

Lee helm has made a half dozen trips to what is now called granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. So what happened that fateful day. The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s. Sep 17 2013 19.

Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived he was posted as a lookout on the fire and was not with the others when the fire overtook them. Like in the movie the true story confirms that only one member of the 20 man granite mountain hotshots crew survived. The team began as a. History of the granite mountain hotshots about two thirds of the film isn t about the yarnell hill fire at all but an origin story for the granite mountain hotshots.

After burning for two days it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. And last updated 5 18 pm oct 20 2017 four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by dry lightning on june 28 2013. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived.

21 year old brendan mcdonough nicknamed donut and played by miles teller in the movie had been serving as a fire and weather lookout when the fire encroached on his position and threatened to overtake it. For visitors it s a strenuous hike up a mountain ridge before descending into the box. The true story of the yarnell hill fire on the morning of june 30 all 20 members of prescott arizona s granite mountain hotshots headed into the mountains to protect the small. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona on june 28 2013.

The town has honored the granite mountain hotshots with a unique tribute a rugged hiking trail that climbs more than 1 000 feet up the side of the mountain where they died that day.