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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Horrible news. These were BRAVE people.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Is this a trick question?
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One of my HS girlfriends works for Channel 12 up in Phx and she was kind enough to share this:
"There are days, some days, when my job is simply bigger than me. Paying tribute to these men: ... "
~goodness me... my heart swims with sadness at this tremendous loss. Peace to all.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Andrew Ashcraft - age 29
Robert Caldwell - age 23
Travis Carter - age 31
Dustin Deford - age 24
Christopher MacKenzie - age 30
Eric Marsh - age 43
Grant McKee - age 21
Sean Misner - age 26
Scott Norris - age 28
Wade Parker - age 22
John Percin - age 24
Anthony Rose - age 23
Jesse Steed - age 36
Joe Thurston - age 32
Travis Turbyfill - age 27
William Warneke - age 25
Clayton Whitted - age 28
Kevin Woyjeck - age 21
Garret Zuppiger - age 27
Gone but not forgotten,
rest easy & move forward.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Hard to fathom, so sad...
Condolences to their family and friends.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Like many of us here on the Taco that have fought wildland fires in the past, I am pretty torn up about this and dealing with a lot of flashbacks over the last couple days.
As much as I hate reading the same copy and pasted reports from the news, I keep reading them anyways, trying to find that "ahha" moment of why this happened to a highly skilled crew.
The fact is I know better. Fire is a living creature and it does what the hell it wants sometimes.
My heart is heavy for the families and the friends of these fallen heroes. And another memorial sticker will be going up next to the West, Texas one on my Jeep.
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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Spent the night digging line a few times, which were much better than the 100+F days. Never knew anyone who deployed their shelter. Anyone know anyone who has actually lived through a mandatory deployment? I like the new green color... less like a jiffy pop bag.
The sole surviving member lived because he had been moving the unit's truck at the time.
Can you imagine...
RIP
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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very sad, condolences to all loved ones, and many, many thanks to those who are still out there putting themselves in harms way to protect us.
Back in the early 80s I worked for the BLM in the Yarnell area. The habitat is dense, gnarly chaparral turning into pinyon, juniper and live oak up higher. A fire in that stuff would burn so hot, and for so long, especially close to the ground, that there would be no hope for surviving in an emergency fire shelter. God, what a way to go.
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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ah... it has been over 15 years since I carried one... we practiced with the real things. thx
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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I know two men who deployed (along with a 3rd) in the Huachuca Mountains outside Kingman, AZ (maybe 100 miles from this incident) in the early 90s. They were racing from the fire, found some boulders and so the story goes one of them was banging his head against a boulder hoping to pass out. It's a horrid tale to hear. Anyway, both these men continue to serve our country in the fire service.
I found out about this recent incident before it hit the media. I was walking to dinner in camp when a friend texted of 19 confirmed casualties. I was sick to my stomach over dinner, teary eyed, unwilling to tell anyone around me the news for fear of starting what I hoped were false rumors. It wasn't all that much later that it hit the media. Anyway, that night going to sleep in my tent here at Pagosa airport the coyotes started singing. I swear one of those coyotes sounded like a mother (or wife) screaming. It was a sobering, sad way to fall asleep and a sound I will never forget.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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I'm still in shock. I donate to WFF when I can. Too many firefighting friends. I was acquainted with a family who received assistance from them as well.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/20130702_AZ-Wildfire-19-Firefighters.pdf
PRAISE GOD FOR THE ARIZONA WILDFIRE THAT KILLED 19 GRANITE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOTS!
WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH TO PICKET FIREFIGHTERS’ FUNERALS
GOD ALMIGHTY SENT THE ARIZONA WILDFIRE! Revere & honour HIM! Not those firefighters. Adore & give obeisance to God! Not those vile human creatures! These 19 are currently in hell’s fire, pleading for God to send Westboro Baptist Church to picket their funerals & warn their families, friends &
community of the eternal consequences of sin.
Dear Westboro Baptist Church;
I realize that it is not enough for you to believe that you have the attention of your god. Your actions over the last decade have proven that it is not his attention you seek, but rather everyone else's. You are the Snooki of churches. And now that the nation's eye is on my beloved Prescott, you are drawn in like a spoiled child that has learned that any attention is good attention. I have watched with disgust as you have exploited the unfortunate circumstances of the dead, the wounded and their families across the years but it did not occur to me for a moment that you might try to make yourself part of this tragedy.
You claim to have warned of these events and that they are because our country has become a more accepting place for gay people, especially gay marriage. Strangely, Prescott itself should be rather fertile ground for your larger message against gay marriage, a sentiment that I myself reject but that many Prescottonians share. If you show up to protest, they will not hear it. All they will hear is your utter contempt for the dead and spite for those that grieve for them, the widows and children they left behind and the fire that still burns near where their bodies lay.
It does not take a degree in psychology to see you want to be the focus of this story and there is little I can do to change that, but let us try to find a constructive outlet that will garner you the attention you seek. My request to you is this: put down your picket signs and pick up some shovels. There is an out of control fire right near Prescott. You may lack any formal training in firefighting or fire safety, but fear not. They are the fires of an angry, vengeful god and you are righteous and true. They will not harm you.
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Longstick
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Topo Map as of July 1;
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/photos/AZAZS/2013-06-30-0907-Yarnell-Hill-Fire/related_files/2013_07_01-14.35.11.757-CDT.pdf
If you study this ...as I have ... it is easy to get an idea of what MIGHT have happened. Lightening...on the high points NE4 Sec 4 or NW4 Sec 3w/N to NW winds... Look at that retardant line... from his FB pg. Hmmm... so that might put them just at end of the road... I could go on.. and wrote my thoughts. Now I wait for truth telling. I hope we get the unvarnished events.
This hurts... really hurts. Prayers for the surviving member and loved ones.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Condolences to their families.
I do not have the experience that some posters to this thread have.
I was only on two fires as a volunteer with the Cedar Ridge Fire Brigade (Tuolumne County, we had one fire engine and were all volunteers) and did not do too much, just there as an EMT1, though I did handle a hose once on a ridge fire.
My two best friends I grew up with used to work wildfires, Brian for the California Department of Forestry for two seasons, and Andy the USFS for a season. They told me some stories.
My hearts go out to those families and friends affected. What a horrible way to die.
And HighDesertDJ, that particular Baptist church is just plain sickening and loony.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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I caught only a brief part of the vigil on the live stream last night but the singing was beautiful. It sounds like local biker gangs did an effective job at keep the WBC at bay. The photos of the sunset over Granite Mountain was truly breathtaking. All my best to those who made last night special for the families and friends left behind.
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Heart is heavy, absolutely awful, so difficult for the families & friends... So hard to fathom this happened. Words aren't good enough to express the condolences and sadness. I just think about these 19 who lost their lives. I think of their loved ones. I just sit in silence with a heavy heart, unending empathy, and hope for solace for everyone who is close to this loss. So unfair when this happens to those who were unselfishly trying to good for others and the environment.
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splitter
Trad climber
SoCal Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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i watched one heartbreaking moment on the television a day ago. a young lady grieving for her husband. said that there will never be another one like him, he was so kind, tender and thoughtful. very sad. difficult for me to bare at the moment...cut deep. she will remain in my thoughts and prayers for a very long time.
edit: "pray for them all" yes, thats what i was really saying. watching that one interview was about as much as i could handle. it was representative, and spoke, for all of the 19's loved ones.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Yeah, my heart goes out to Brenden.
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