The Only Survivor Of Granite Mountain Hotshots

He lives in prescott arizona.

The only survivor of granite mountain hotshots.

On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united states. History an inferno near yarnell ariz that killed 19 of his fellow granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013. A year after the 19 granite mountain hotshots perished in arizona s yarnell hill fire brendan mcdonough sat on the side of the road opened his truck s glove compartment pulled out his 9mm and. Brendan mcdonough survived one of the deadliest wildfires in u s.

Is the lone survivor of the yarnell hill fire tragedy of 2013. On june 30 firefighters with the prescott fire department s interagency called the granite mountain hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire. Their eyewitness account sheds new light on what. Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell.

On june 30 when the yarnell hill fire suddenly whipped 180 degrees around and cut off. Moments later he radioed back with a more serious message. Only one granite mountain hotshot survived the fire. 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 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.

Every one of the granite mountain hotshots except for mcdonough was burned alive sometime after 4 30 p m. The granite mountain hotshots an elite firefighting. Granite mountain hotshots team leader eric marsh radioed through to let his commanders know the group had a predetermined safety zone. Today he is a public speaker and works with numerous nonprofits for veterans police officers firefighters and emergency medical services.