On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> In Peeples Valley yesterday near Yarnell, a fast-moving wildfire with
> 15-20 foot high flames overran 19 firefighters, 18 of whom were from the
> Granite Mountain Hotshots of Prescott. All 19 had deployed their fire
> shelters, but the combination of heat, smoke, and oxygen deprivation took
> it's toll.
>
> The front section of the Phoenix newspaper is full of stories
> surrounding this. It's the greatest single loss of life due to a wildfire
> in this state, and one of the largest losses of firefighters involved with
> a wildfire in US history.
>
> It was truly a tragedy. Those guys are a different breed.
If it was started by a lightning strike, that's one thing. If it was
started by clueless morons with a campfire in the middle of a huge forest
and a huge dryspell, I hope they find the bastards and prosecute them for
19 counts of manslaughter.
--
Paul Braun WD9GCO
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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