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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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So sad. Condolences to family and friends.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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No words sufficient...
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Very sad.
Condolences
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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This is a tragedy.
I have the great privilege of working with many young people training for fire, wildland fire, ems, paramedic careers. They give me great hope for the future and great confidence in the inherent good of people. Every fire season, they get so excited about being called to action and using their training to protect us.
The wildfire in Arizona that claimed the lives of 19 elite firefighters has been the deadliest day for firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, where 343 rescuers lost their lives.
The only wildfires with a higher firefighter death count than Arizona's were when a fire in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park killed 29 people in 1933 and when 86 died in The Great Fire of 1910 that burned through Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Here is a look back at some of the deadliest days for firefighters in recent history:
Sept. 11, 2001 - 341 firefighters and two paramedics died during the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center's twin towers.
Aug. 20, 1910 -- The Great Fire of 1910 burned about 3 million acres in Washington, Idaho and Montana, taking with it the lives of 86 firefighters.
Oct. 3, 1933 -- The Griffith Park wildfire in Los Angeles killed 29 firefighters.
April 16-17, 1947 -- 27 firefighters killed after fires and ammonium nitrate explosions aboard two ships docked in Texas City, Texas.
Dec. 22, 1910 -- 21 firefighters killed at a stockyard and cold storage warehouse in Chicago.
June 30, 2013 -- 19 members of an elite crew are killed in a fire northwest of Phoenix that lit up the night sky in the forest above the town of Yarnell. The fast-moving blaze fueled by hot, dry conditions is the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. for at least 30 years.
July 29, 1956 --19 firefighters killed at the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp. refinery in Sun Ray, Texas.
July 9, 1953 -- 15 firefighters killed in a wildfire in the Mendocino National Forest in California.
July 9, 1953 -- The Rattlesnake fire in Southern California took the lives of 15 firefighters battling a blaze in Mendocino National Forest.
July 6, 1994 -- A blaze near Glenwood Springs, Colo., killed 14 firefighters who were overtaken by a sudden explosion of flames. The lightning-sparked Storm King Mountain blaze roared through shrubs as the firefighters scrambled uphill. Thirty-five firefighters on the mountain that day survived.
March 10, 1946 -- 13 firefighters were killed when a roof collapsed at the Strand Theatre in Brockton, Mass.
Aug. 5, 1949 --The Mann Gulch fire near Helena, Mont., killed 12 smokejumpers and a forest ranger after they were overrun by flames.
Aug. 5, 2008 -- 9 people killed when a helicopter crashed shortly after taking off with a load offirefighters heading back to camp in Northern California. Seven of the dead were firefighters with Grayback Forestry Inc. The crew was fighting a forest fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest outside Redding, Calif.
June 17, 1972 -- 9 firefighters killed in a collapse at the Hotel Vendome, Boston.
Aug. 24, 2003 -- 8 contract firefighters who had spent two weeks fighting an Idaho wildfire were killed on their way home when their van collided with a tractor-trailer and exploded into flames outside Vale, Ore. The firefighters, all men, worked for First Strike Environmental, a contract firefighting company and all were from Oregon.
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weezy
climber
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condolences to family and friends of these very tough and very brave souls.
i just did my shelter test as a volunteer for my tiny local fire department. i cannot imagine a more horrible fate as dying in one of those damn burrito wrappers. it takes a certain kind of human to be a wildlands firefighter and kudos to all you out there who take on the duty.
RIP to the fallen members of Granite Mountain Hotshots crew.
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Genevieve Armstrong
Social climber
Four Corners, U.S.A.
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I would just like to thank everyone for their kind words. My cousin was one of the Granite Mountain hot shots that we lost last night.
Knowing there are so many people out there who care, it's comforting.
Thank you all!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Horrible. RIP!
I hope something is learned from the accident.
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weezy
climber
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when you deploy your shelter, you pretty much know you're f*#ked. they straight up tell you that in the "user manual". it's like falling off a route while soloing and trying to grab the holds on the way down as a last ditch effort to avoid death. that manual painted no rosy picture regarding fire shelters and their use in the field.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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It must have been horrific to see it coming like that. All 19 fire shelters deployed. Good God. I hope they didn't suffer too long. I can't think of a worse way to lose your life.
Those hotshots all deserve medals of honor.
RIP Brothers and Sisters
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Lacey
Social climber
Nevada
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Please donate today more then ever to the WFF Foundation to help these families at this very sad and tragic time......R.I.P.Granite Mountain Hot Shots...
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Condolences. Tragic.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Oh man, that is so so sad-RIP
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Anastasia
climber
Home
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So mind boggling and shocking. I couldn't fathom it at first.
My deepest condolences. No one effected can walk away from such a tragedy without it changing "everything."
Hugs,
AFS
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Been a tough day. News trickling in about who was there (and just as importantly, who wasn't) via phone and facebook. So far those that I was closest with were spared but are now being called in to fight the fire that just took all these young ones. Lot's of pictures of the families of the lost being posted which is really hard. So many young children left behind.
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10b4me
climber
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what a horrible way to die. my condolences to all family members. Genevieve, so sorry for your loss.
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Floorabove
climber
The Gunks y'all
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God Bless and rest in peace Brothers.
I'll take a crawl down the long hot hallway anytime, over the flaming hillside. It just seems more manageable.
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