Arizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew
By JOHN MARSHALL and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) - An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in...
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American flags representing the 19 firefighters who perished battling a fast-moving wildfire are displayed on a fence at a makeshift memorial in Prescott, Arizona July 1, 2013. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)...
View ArticlePortable shelters couldn't save 19 firefighters in Arizona wildfire
PRESCOTT (Arizona): A team of elite firefighters trapped by a raging wildfire unfurled their foil-lined, heat-resistant tarps and rushed to cover themselves on the ground. But that last, desperate...
View ArticleArizona Wildfire Kills 19 Firefighters; Deadliest In Decades
7:22 AM In what is being called the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least 30 years, 19 firefighters died in Arizona Sunday after an out-of-control blaze trapped them. They had been forced to use...
View ArticleAriz. fire chief: Shelters are 'last-ditch effort'
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) -- A fire chief says lightning sparked a number of wildfires near Prescott, Ariz., the day a nearby blaze killed 19 members of an elite "Hotshots" fire crew. Prescott Fire Chief...
View ArticleUPDATE: 19 firefighters killed in Arizona wildfire
YARNELL, Ariz. - They were fathers and expectant fathers. High school football players and former Marines. Smoke-eaters' sons and first-generation firefighters. What bound the members of the Granite...
View Article19 firefighters die in fast-moving Ariz. wildfire
YARNELL, ARIZ. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire...
View ArticleLoss of 19 firefighters in Arizona’s deadliest blaze...
(Photo: MGN Online) PHOENIX — They were part of an elite squad confronting wildfires on the front line, setting up barriers to stop the spreading destruction. But in their unpredictable world, it...
View ArticleLoss of 19 firefighters in state's deadliest blaze 'unbearable,' governor says
July 1, 2013 -- Updated 2129 GMT (0529 HKT) (CNN) -- They were part of an elite squad confronting wildfires on the front line, setting up barriers to stop the spreading destruction. But in their...
View ArticleDeadly Fire Engulfed 19 Arizona Firefighters in Seconds
Reuters PRESCOTT, ARIZONA — An elite squad of 19 Arizona firemen killed in the worst U.S. wildland firefighting tragedy in 80 years apparently was outflanked by wind-whipped flames in seconds, before...
View ArticleArizona mourns loss of 19 firefighters in wildfire; officials uncertain how...
PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting "Hotshots" broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into the...
View ArticleFast-moving Arizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters
(AP) — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving...
View ArticleArizona wildfire: Obama lauds elite crew of 'heroes' who died tackling blaze
Nineteen people died fighting lightning fire near Prescott, Arizona, as Governor Jan Brewer describes 'unimaginable loss' It was the worst wildland firefighting tragedy in the US since 1933....
View ArticleFast-moving Yarnell wildfire kills 19 Arizona firefighters
YARNELL — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving...
View ArticleTRIBUTES GROW: 19 AZ Firefighters Killed
Photo Gallery Expand 1 of 8 Nineteen firefighters were killed Sunday battling a blaze in Arizona, the state forestry division said. The vast majority were from Prescott, said Wade Ward with the...
View ArticleLocal Fire Chief Reflects on Experience with Wild Fires
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) – A local fire chief reflects on his experiences fighting wild fires in the Western United States. Chief Brain Gillett of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire...
View ArticlePelham Fire Department chief of training discusses how firefighters prepare...
After Arizona's deadly wildfire outbreak, Pelham Fire Department Division Chief of Training David McCurry discussed the Arizona tragedy, as well as how firefighters back home train to protect...
View Article>Portable shelters couldn't save 19 firefighters
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting "Hotshots" broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into...
View ArticlePortable shelters couldn't save 19 firefighters
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) -- Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting "Hotshots" broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into...
View Article19 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire, more heading to area to...
A group of 19 elite firefighters were killed while trying to stop an Arizona wildfire on Sunday. It is the largest wildfire tragedy in the state’s history. The tragic news was confirmed last night by...
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