The Real Granite Mountain Hotshots

The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by dry lightning on june 28 2013.

The real granite mountain hotshots.

A new film called only the brave is based on the true story of the 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots who battled and ultimately lost their lives in arizona s yarnell hill fire during. The movie is a stirring dramatization directed by joseph kosinski based on a nonfiction account in gq by sean flynn and co produced by condé nast entertainment of the real life activities of. Across town three other granite mountain hotshots christopher mackenzie garret zuppiger and brendan donut mcdonough arrived at the whiskey row pub a dive in prescott s historic downtown. Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s.

The real granite mountain hotshots and others are played one for one by actors including. Josh brolin as eric marsh the leader of the hotshot crew. With josh brolin miles teller jeff bridges jennifer connelly. For visitors it s a strenuous hike up a mountain ridge before descending into the box.

Another hotshot had several drugs of abuse in his blood but no alcohol. Based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire. One of the most potentially significant but easily misunderstood findings in the toxicology reports is the presence of alcohol in the blood of 13 of the 19 granite mountain hotshots ranging from 01 to 09 percent. Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters who were lost on june 30 2013 while fighting the yarnell hill fire.

About granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. Lee helm has made a half dozen trips to what is now called granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. Directed by joseph kosinski.

The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s. 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.