Arizona blaze that killed 19 firefighters continues to rage
PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Armed with chainsaws and axes, the Granite Mountain Hotshots had been carving a fire break in a rocky area of plunging canyons when a thunderstorm swept overhead. Northbound winds...
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Published July 02, 2013FoxNews.com 19 elite firefighters killed in fast-moving wildfire Wildfire kills 19 firefighters Heat wave fuels deadly Arizona wildfire With no way out, the 19 elite...
View ArticleArizona fire aftermath: trying to use lessons learned
Story Highlights Team of investigators will look Arizona fire with an eye toward life-saving'Time to step back and ask how we can avoid this'19 firefighters died in Sunday's Yarnell Hill fire On the...
View Article>19 firefighters killed in Arizona forest fire
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A sudden windstorm turned an Arizona forest fire into an out-of-control inferno that trapped and killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of...
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...
View ArticleArizona deaths a painful reminder of wildfire dangers
SAN DIEGO The deaths of 19 elite firefighters – including three from Southern California – who were killed battling an Arizona wildfire Sunday jolted firefighters throughout San Diego County with a...
View ArticleFire burns much of Ariz. town, kills 19 hotshots
By JOHN MARSHALL and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) - An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing...
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 ArticleOut-of-control Ariz. wildfire overtakes elite firefighting crew, killing 19...
YARNELL, Ariz. — An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation’s fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in Arizona, killing 19 members as they tried to protect...
View ArticleArizona wildfire investigation begins as Governor Brewer laments 'darkest day'
Jan Brewer pledges state aid to fight fire still burning in Arizona as officials try to piece together how 19 elite firefighters died A flag flies at half-mast at the fire station in Prescott,...
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 ArticleFire chief: Wall of flames trapped 19 firefighters in Yarnell, Ariz.
Prescott Wildland Fire Chief Darrell Willis on Tuesday touches the shirt of one of the 19 firefighters who died June 30 in Yarnell, Ariz. The shirt was draped over a burned cactus at the site, which...
View Article19 firefighters die in Arizona wildfire
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 Arizona on Sunday afternoon, killing 19 members as...
View ArticlePortable shelters couldn't save Arizona firefighters
Juliann Ashcraft, wife of fallen firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, cries Monday alongside her father-in-law Tom Ashcraft outside of the Granite Mountain Hotshot fire station in Prescott, Ariz. (Krista...
View ArticleNineteen firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire
AP Photo | The Arizona Republic, DAVID KADLUBOSKI An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation’s fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in Arizona, killing 19...
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 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 ArticleArizona wildfire: Obama lauds elite crew of 'heroes' who died tackling blaze
Barack Obama sent condolences to the families of 19 firefighters killed in an Arizona wildfire, praising the elite crew as "heroes". It was the deadliest loss of wild land firefighters since 1933. The...
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