Granite Mountain Hotshots
The autopsy reports of the Granite Mountain Hotshots — the 19 firefighters who gave their lives in the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire near Yarnell, Arizona.
Background
The Granite Mountain Hotshots were a group within the Prescott Fire Department whose mission was to fight wildfires. Founded in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew, it transitioned to a handcrew in 2004, and ultimately to a hotshot crew in 2008. The Hotshots were highly skilled professionals who put themselves in harm's way to protect the lives and property of fellow citizens.
The Yarnell Hill Fire
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots — the greatest loss of life for firefighters in a wildfire since 1933, and the greatest loss of firefighters in the United States since the September 11 attacks.
The Death
On 06/30/2013, nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots died in the Yarnell Hill Fire near Yarnell, Arizona. The autopsy report of each victim was made public in 2013.
“All men are created equal, but then, a few became firefighters.” — Joe Biden
The Report
- Ashcraft, Andrew (February 15, 1984 – June 30, 2013)
- Caldwell, Robert (August 7, 1989 – June 30, 2013)
- Carter, Travis Clay (August 2, 1982 – June 30, 2013)
- DeFord, Dustin James (December 13, 1988 – June 30, 2013)
- MacKenzie, Christopher Alan Peebles (September 12, 1982 – June 30, 2013)
- Marsh, Eric Shane (September 29, 1969 – June 30, 2013)
- McKee, Grant (May 18, 1992 – June 30, 2013)
- Misner, Sean (April 8, 1987 – June 30, 2013)
- Norris, Scott Daniel (October 12, 1984 – June 30, 2013)
- Parker, Wade Scott (October 30, 1990 – June 30, 2013)
- Percin Jr, John joseph (November 11, 1988 – June 30, 2013)
- Rose, Anthony Michael (October 10, 1989 – June 30, 2013)
- Steed, Jesse James (September 28, 1976 – June 30, 2013)
- Thurston, Joe B. (February 5, 1981 – June 30, 2013)
- Turbyfill, Travis (March 25, 1986 – June 30, 2013)
- Warneke, William Howard (August 13, 1987 – June 30, 2013)
- Whitted, Clayton (June 27, 1985 – June 30, 2013)
- Woyjeck, Kevin Joseph (September 5, 1991 – June 30, 2013)
- Zuppiger, Garret Joseph (December 14, 1985 – June 30, 2013)