In the summer of 2013, one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history killed 19 firefighters from Prescott. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were cut off from their escape route and the shelters they carried could not withstand the fire’s heat.
Their story is now immortalized in the film “Only The Brave,” starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly. The movie begins with the hotshots’ formation and follows the events leading up to the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire.
The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski and had input from Brendan McDonough, the lone surviving member of that hotshot team, as well as technical advice from Pat McCarty, who also served as a Granite Mountain hotshot until 2010.
The Show’s Kaely Monahan recently sat down with Kosinki and McCarty to talk about the making of the film.
The movie is now playing in theaters.
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Hundreds gathered on the lawns of the Yavapai County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to memorialize the legacies of the 19 elite Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives in the violent, sudden firestorm that fell on them a decade ago. -
The Show spoke with Frances Lechner, president of the Yarnell Area Resource Group, about the 10-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire and what the day means. -
Nine years ago, the Yarnell fire took the lives of 19 hotshot firefighters. Members of the community near where the fire occurred still feel the effects of the tragedy today. -
The small town of Yarnell near Prescott was almost destroyed by a wildfire in 2013. In the process of saving the town, 19 firefighters with the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed. On Saturday, the town of about 600 people dedicated its memorial to the men who died saving their community. -
The town of Yarnell will hold a ceremony honoring the Granite Mountain Hotshots this Sunday, six years to the day that 19 of them died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.
