The Granite Mountain Hotshots True Story

After burning for two days it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots.

The granite mountain hotshots true story.

On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front. 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. 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. Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s.

Sep 17 2013 19. Only the brave tells the story of the granite mountain hotshots a highly trained team of wildland firefighters that lost 19 of its 20 members when they became entrapped in the yarnell hill blaze. 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. Like in the movie the true story confirms that only one member of the 20 man granite mountain hotshots crew survived.

Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona on june 28 2013. So what happened that fateful day. Lee helm has made a half dozen trips to what is now called granite mountain hotshots memorial state park.

And last updated 5 18 pm oct 20 2017 four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell. The team began as a. 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. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by dry lightning on june 28 2013.

For visitors it s a strenuous hike up a mountain ridge before descending into the box.