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>> 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.
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>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.
>
It was lightning caused. At least 250 homes have been destroyed.
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>Paul Braun WD9GCO
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