New video from the fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots

[@sheeeshhh4517]

For all of those heroes rest in peace we will never forget you Andrew Ashcraft, 29 Robert Caldwell, 23 Travis Carter, 31 Dustin DeFord, 24 Christopher MacKenzie, 30 Eric Marsh, 43 Grant McKee, 21 Sean Misner, 26 Scott Norris, 28 Wade Parker, 22 John Percin Jr., 24 Anthony Rose, 23 Jesse Steed, 36 Joe Thurston, 32 Travis Turbyfill, 27 William Warneke, 25 Clayton Whitted, 28 Kevin Woyjeck, 21 Garret Zuppiger, 27

[@kelandsparks]

🙏🏽🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@RedRum.]

Heros? Who did they save exactly? In retrospective they did nothing but get themselves into a deadly position for no reason they could've ran

[@BTD28]

@@RedRum. pretty easy to say from the safety of your keyboard. I hope you never have to put your life on the line for your community.

[@321findus]

@@RedRum. Not everyone's a giant p*ssy like you. Be thankful that there are people who would lay down their life for yours, although I don't think you deserve it.

[@22lyric]

@@BTD28 people like him(assuming) will NEVER understand.

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

Never let this story burn out. These men fought to get to the position of being Hotshots. They lived and ultimately died doing what they loved. I know i will always remember them and i have told my daughter their story. I hope she does the same to her children as you do to yours.

[@charlie21gunner87]

It never will. Love the pic. on yur profile, the mah deuce, seems it will be around awhile as well.

[@codyking4848]

Pretty sure they didn't die doing what they loved, baking under their shelters and being instantly fried to death. I'm all about some eulogy here, but let's be honest. These men died a brutal, terrible death that they didn't "love".

[@charlie21gunner87]

@@codyking4848 I don't think anyone loves death, they loved their job.

[@Ghost88890REAL]

My instructor for wildland worked with Marsh for 6 months and with a few seasons, my instructor is highly respectable and has the upmost respect for Marsh. Granite hotshots are remarkable.

[@gezahegnworku6863]

@@charlie21gunner87 Q

[@debbiepearce5681]

R. I.P. Granite Mountain Hotshots. You are true HEROES. May God take you into his arms

[@guadalupelucero99]

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[@powermoo]

explain too me who's god, would god burn these people down to take them in .. what's wrong with you ?

[@freezegopher7054]

@@powermoo God never said there wouldn't be trials and tribulations in this life. Even to the point of death. We live in a fallen world and we should expect tragedy. However if you receive His Son Jesus you will not experience tragedy in the next life. Jesus came to earth and sacrificed Himself for us. He didn't want it this way but there it is.

[@Enz128]

@@freezegopher7054 exactly 💯

[@smokejc]

@@freezegopher7054 so bad

[@sap3055]

I live and work as a firefighter in Norway and this brave souls are still in my thoughts bless you all and rest in peace

[@22lyric]

Thank you for YOUR service. I SO appreciate all our firefighters, police, first responders. I know that they're ready to risk their lives for even people that visit their City or for the people in cities that they visit. So every one of them, no matter what country, is important to all of us! 🙏❤️

[@Mcdouble123]

Respect to you for handling cold weather🫡

[@alanhelton]

May we never forget!

[@HonestMan112]

​@@22lyricAmericans are obsessed with service😂

[@Jack-os2yw]

@@HonestMan112you say that but all counties rely on the US! Keep hating while y’all can’t feed your own people

[@slightlyistorical1776]

2:06 You can hear his voice break when he says shelters, he knows they were going to die there

[@Smt_Glaive]

No movie has made me feel what only the brave made me realize. Heart goes out to the families.

[@sofieandcassie218]

Who is here? after watching the movie only the brave? I was crying the whole time! Rip GRANITE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT!! YOU ARE ALL HEROES! Love from PH

[@kmf402]

kakapanuod ko lang

[@c00let0n]

That PH just..

[@devinpol4258]

Did you really just compare this to a shitty Angelina Jolie movie where she stands in the middle of a raging fire to get in a fist fight for ten minutes?

[@johnny-rc5mv]

@@devinpol4258 wrong movie dude😂

[@anthonyhiscox]

@@johnny-rc5mv That's hilarious

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

We toss the term "hero" around too much. These guys are legitimate heroes.

[@gyo8868]

As much as it is thrown around its good to see that people are doing the good to be at least considered a hero

[@tinynuggins1029]

I feel so helpless watching this video. All of them are true heros. They may have lost their lives but they saved so many lives during the span of their careers. We truly owe them and all firefighters a debt of gratitude. Thank you. You will not be forgotten.

[@TheAverageSushi]

Posted by a replied comment by aRandomGuy. "A wind driven wildfire, with flames reaching up to 100 feet high, and around 100 feet wide, stretching miles in each direction, moving uphill (fire burns faster up hill due to the heat rising and preheating the fuel in front of the fires head) in a box canyon (a canyon with 3 sides of steep slop and only one side as an easy exit). That is why they couldn't just run. The average hiking speed of a in shape firefighter, even after dropping most their gear and sprinting under adrenaline, would be around 4 mph, and Maybe 2 - 3 mph up hill (this is rough rocky terrain covered in think brush, not nice flat open pavement). The fire was easily traveling around 20+ miles and hour (fastest ever recorded speed of a wildfire was something like 56 MPH while going up a steep slope and being pushed by wind), so deploying their shelters was their best chance they had, however, by the time they realized the fire had them trapped they only had about 1 - 2 minutes to locate a good deployment site, burnout / cut around it, and get into the shelters (which only resist radiant heat, but burn from direct flame contact). Sadly, the brush was just to high and think, and most the shelters failed due to direct flame contact. Even if they chose to run, the fire had not only entered the canyon from its open side, but also came over the ridge they had hiked down from and cut off their best escape route. The fire was estimated to be burning at over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit as well, which is above average, and caused the fire to spread even faster, while also causing their shelters to fail quicker (average shelter is designed to endure up to 1800 degrees I believe). Lastly, we will never know exactly why they crew decided to leave the safety zone they were in and enter a box canyon... we speculate they were headed to the ranch down by the town that had Really good clearing (the ranch was described in the morning brief as a "bunker" against wild fire), to use it for a new attack on the fire, potentially stopping it from burning down some of the town... but we do know that the fire was moving Away from them when they decided to move out... however, a sudden wind shift changed the fires direction, and since they no longer had eyes on the fire themselves, they did not realize this until it was too late."

[@heidibalda2611]

Nicely explained. They left the black , same reason we all did, winds a coming, time to get a meal and a nap. Day is over. Eric taught me everything i know about wildland firefighting. And they werent trying to outrun it, they were headed for a coffee break. Im in this video later trying to catch my truck that was pulled out without my knowledge. The blame wasnt with the crew, but the ass that refused professional fire crews to put it out the night it started. Like first responding crews do all the time. Not mentioning names but he was more a murderer than the wind " it will smoulder in the rocks and burn itself out". My truck was there within mimutes. With 7 men who knew the terrain, and 3 from yarnell. Could have had it handled. Just like the 13 we handled all that day.

[@chriselms6972]

but their was a down draft potential and was radioed. that fire was way out of control they should've never left the black. it was very erratic too.

[@rosaliedebitetto6704]

Heidi Balda c

[@themoonatnight1868]

I read one had blunt force trauma maybe someone fell?? Hence them changing what they were going to do? One had lacerations to the hand and knee? One didn’t even have the protective cover fully on..?

[@slackjawedyokel1]

Been in only one real bad situation where I thought we were going to have to deploy --started trying to burn out around us -you just dont realize how slow your burnout is compared to the fire coming at you which is pushing through pre heated fuels

[@kellywhite4460]

Lost friends that day, Brothers, Fathers, Husbands. I wanna cry but, they deserve more. We should be sad, But I'm proud as well. Phoenix rise from the ashes.

[@ripskabe9989]

Just watched the movie from Estonia. Made me tear up littlebit, but HUGE respect and thank you, to people who do this job! 🇪🇪

[@spacemanspiff2146]

This hurts my heart. You could tell by the way that he sounded on that last radio report that they knew they weren’t going to make it out.

[@HutchinsonSkater]

it kinda makes me mad that they cut out the part were another air unit yelled at the hotshots for being scared and yelling the man who yelled at them was doing the right thing but they shouldnt have taken it out of the video

[@spore_3975]

I know a person's dad was one of the hotshots.... I saw the smoke when I was little...

[@mr.meeseeks5127]

It Has Always Been Great the deafening sound of wind and fire blowing over you, he probably couldn't hear himself talk to be honest.

[@klk1900]

They were yelling because the wind speeds picked up. If you’ve never dealt with this type of brush. My worst experiences involve god damn mesquite trees. In my area they will go from fine to burnt to the ground in no time. But the amount of thermal energy they put off is ridiculous with 40-60’ flames. The inflow and outflow I suspect is why they were yelling with wind.

[@MmmChipotle]

Was that English?

[@buffalokay]

@@klk1900I recently learned that tree resin also contributes to how fast a tree will burn, and how hot. Especially in desert/low humidity areas. I’m getting goosebumps thinking about it.

[@jaws2858]

Hiked the Granite Mountain Hotshot Memorial not long ago, it gave me more peace than I expected. I expected the sadness and anger as I have read the Green Sheet (report) but I don’t watch those movies. I know the work and assignments well and the personality’s that drive them. You see I became a firefighter before my 20th birthday. I’m better than 55 now and at the flash of twilight in my career. Four of those first years were with the Del Rosa Hotshots as a very young man. Those years made me much of who I am today. I hiked the memorial alone, up the switchbacks in solitude and down to the hollowed ground in the box canyon. Left my gifts, respects and tears. Hiked up and out again in solitude but not so alone.

[@tropicsandoceans7945]

Being two minutes from deploying my fire shelter...this brings back that lump in my stomach and that immediate focus of mind, luckily we made it to a safe spot and so no fire shelter. This happened on a fire maybe 50 miles from this one. Hotshots dance with the devil and as one fire manager said to me "yea, Hotshots are great", and they are.

[@lowridingtoyota]

Tropics and Oceans thank you brother!

[@kimjunguny]

You are a hero. Thank you for risking your life everyday to protect my life, and thousands of others.

[@GallowsPole805]

I have heard that if you deploy your “hot box” you already have 1 foot in the grave and it’s 50/50 from that point forward... true?

[@jaredkelly930]

Tropics and Thunder: I did this job for 10 years, had a few close calls but never had to deploy myself. I totally understand that lump in your stomach feeling you’re talking about. I still get it when I think about these guys’ last few minutes.

[@atomictv1081]

Thankyou

[@ourworld1466]

I was a forest fighter for the Daniel Boone National forest team years ago. It was hard but rewarding work until I was in a windshift. We were 2 miles from the line when the wind shifted and picked up and the fire caught us. We deployed our safety shelters on a rock garden and rode out the firestorm, that was my last fire. I still cannot believe how fast the fire caught us, RIP Hotshots, you earned Americas respect.

[@jacksonfitzsimmons4253]

What fire was that? Glad you're ok

[@yagamilight8140]

Rest In peace to all of these brave men. I’m a wildland guy out of Oregon and I believe all of these brave men are looking over us in the forest as we fight each and every flame. Rest easy brothers. We will never forget you!!!!!!!

[@dreamrose1587]

Stay safe out there.

[@cmnutini]

Why did you cut out the part when someone on the ICT told Granite Mountain to stop yelling?

[@dimaleoniv7987]

Looks like to be a moron is an international trait of character.

[@nicholascisneros7329]

Underrated comment.

[@bigponce2107]

Exactly!

[@jayrozay8078]

There's alot cut out

[@andokayshelter7429]

What ist ICT?

[@aj37ful]

"It reminds you these are people and they were loved" - what a stupid thing to say

[@arttheclown9458]

Blank faces and empty worded media goons who only report solely for their clout in the industry so they can up their advantage into getting a promotional position. Media loves death and dirty laundry for their air time and gleening white teeth smiles. More destruction and chaos means business is boomin'.

[@jflsdknf]

@@arttheclown9458 Don't forget the more scared and stressed you are the more revenue it means for them and they know it

[@Cap1talNumbers]

As a Colorado woodland native, I think of the Granite Mountain 19 every fire season, especially when things go sideways. It is never easy. I hope the families of these brave men live on, and that they never become ghosts.

[@rrchicken117]

You're not native, you might be a local. But these 19 were not native either.

[@Cap1talNumbers]

@@rrchicken117 Wow what a brave take. Thanks. Now go away.

[@stevenchristy3175]

Your people took a L get over it lol

[@hambone950]

@@rrchicken117 dont you have kids to sell and alcohol to drink?

[@evdberg3048]

Respect and love from the Netherlands. True hero's. Thank you for your service.

[@protectoroffaith]

I've watched only the brave many times and I still tear up. It's a powerful movie.

[@DrMurdercock]

I can't imagine the hell these men went through in their final moments. It's so hard to think about and actually understand. I like to think they were deprived of oxygen and passed out before the heat started to.....do what heat does. Going out this way would be horrible. RIP guys. You're the type of men I wished I had the balls to be.

[@hangmanjangojames8146]

You can find autopsy reports online

[@lucasramirez9841]

Bro they have no soot in their lungs meaning they were charred alive.

[@fakename2926]

Unfortunately they were quite unlucky. Most of them succumbed to thermal related injuries, making it highly likely that they were incoherent with pain at the time of their deaths.

[@jayvalentine2046]

The chainsaws were them, they were so close but helpless

[@asphalt-cowboy9479]

Yeah i couldnt imagine having to stand by knowing there is simply nothing you can do to help your "brothers" while theyre burning alive.. its fucked up man, wild fires arent a joke. You see it on TV and it really doesnt look like that big of a deal but when you see the destruction they leave behind or see one in person its just mind blowing.

[@unOrdinaryBlue]

Asphalt - Cowboy94 It truly is terrible, but they don’t die from the fire most of the time, and I don’t think that’s what killed them here. They didn’t burn alive, they suffocated on all the heated gas and particles in the air. I could be wrong, I didn’t do any research, that’s just what my station told be before fire season, it’s the gas and crap that kills us.

[@Barabel22]

Dubblez read the autopsy reports. Sadly, a good number succumbed to thermal injuries/burns and not inhaling superheated gases. There were actually 1 or 2 who may have had a chance of survival if not for either the gases or no immediate rescue attempts.

[@ladyscarfaceangel4616]

Barabel22 Sometimes ignorance is bliss. 😢

[@mike86mike]

Tnellie: Why?

[@gregorystell6858]

My family lost everything that day. It'll haunt me till I die hearing those chainsaws go quiet

[@johnohalloran8855]

@A Search Warrant For Google HQ well said

[@nathanh3975]

I am so sorry to hear that

[@pdswrld5200]

I literally cried😢💔 R.i.p to those heroes

[@rob_3417]

Literally? Not just a normal cry but a literal one?

[@OneStone1377]

The true hero's that so often go unrecognized as the rest of society rushes from mundane tasks to selfish endeavours . Thank you to all the unknown people it took for me to live this life !

[@ninbu24fate]

I just watched the move “only the brave” salute to all this hotshot

[@tonyparrish2063]

God rest your souls, you all were true warriors fighting to save lives and property, I remember you guys in the Chiricahuas, all of you were high speed and low drag seasoned warriors, I pray for your families and hope they will someday find peace. We must make sure this never happens to any fire crew ever again, the first and absolute priority is for these brave men and women who risk it all by fighting what everyone else fears, they do this to save lives, natural resources and homes.....Honor them as the deserve to be, never forget them and never forget this event. My middle son is a firefighter out of Tucson, and I pray for him everyday....Honor the memory of these warriors, do not let their deaths be in vain, my thoughts and prayers go out to all of you warriors and your families, God bless all of you and may he keep all of you safe..... Tony Parrish, Cochise County AZ

[@solsist__3291]

I can understand the frustration people have with the air support, but you guys and gals also have to consider smoke plays a huge factor in cutting off visibility, and they didn’t know the exact spot the hotshots were so if they guessed were to drop, that would be a 30 min run to get more water or retardant. It’s a shitty situation but they could only do so much.

[@guitarlessonswith4480]

Thank you men for you service & bravery. RIP

[@stevefredricks2101]

Hero's!! Much love and thanks for the things you do for everyone!

[@ammardeek3761]

I watched the film (Only the brave) and I really couldn't stop crying, rest in peace heroes Heroes never die.

[@Naturegirl1976]

May the 19 men who perished in this horrible tragedy rip. My heart goes out to their loved ones.

[@owaisinus]

I came here after watching the movie "Only The Brave". R.I.P to the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

[@АрманАйтжанов-ц9т]

me too. I am from Kazakhstan. This guys were really hero. R.I.P

[@tomtrevor8782]

best regards from germany these were the bravest men I've ever met in their biography the film has moved me very much and my condolences for the families who have lost such a hero. thanks to the fact that there are still good people on earth does not lose because it is worth a lot.

[@ScottDaddyMac]

Heartbreaking. My dad started his firefighting career as a hotshot supervisor, and I did one summer as a hotshot right out of high school. I loved it, but I was only there to fill in for someone out on injury and got transferred to an engine station after 4 months. I ended up with a different career, but my dad was a firefighter for 35 years most of that with Air Attack on wildland fires. I remember being worried for him whenever he was out on a fire, which being in Southern California, it was often. I would hug him with all my might when he'd come home. My heart goes out to all these firefighters who lost their lives, to their families, their friends, and their brothers and sisters in the firefighting family. RIP, all of you.

[@PiotrSzewczykPL]

"Only the Brave" film 🖒

[@explicit1210]

Piotr Szewczyk yes! Saw it today a very good film ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!!

[@PiotrSzewczykPL]

Explicit 12 Honor to these brave men ✌

[@michaeljohnsonbaugh7962]

@Roblox Player Damn that empathy thooo

[@redward4383]

Such a powerful movie god damm....

[@breakingtoast2255]

rip heroes I know it was a while ago but I am here to pay my respects

[@unOrdinaryBlue]

look at the comment posted by “ricardo morales” in the most recent comments, tell me what you think....

[@MrNice-sd4bj]

Much respect to these men. Rest in piece. These men are heroes we will never forget these heroes. Much love to the families❤️

[@shawnapiper1309]

I remember that day here in prescott like it was yesterday and I remember driving and thinking holy crap where did that wind come from, It knocked down branches off of tree's stuff was all in the road in downtown prescott. My husband is a wff and I knew some of the wives and family members and when I got home and heard the news it was just insane not knowing exactly who it was and of course it breaks my heart hearing any of our wff's are killed but when you hear it was a friends husband or a friends brother the heartbreak for them is so deep. These men are always remembered in prescott!

[@fallguye6011]

These guys had no chance against the weather shift. Unfortunately, not a lot of leaving the black made sense. Absolutely tragic deal that all you can do is wonder 'what if'.

[@arnaudvelter]

I need to write it down as it keeps hunting me. I hear the voices of men I look up to. Men with an unlimited sense of duty, courageous enough to keep a strong heart and stay honourable until that last moment. Even when they realize the ferocious adversary they know best and fear most will swallow them undeniably, courage and even a tiny bit of hope remains in their last words.

[@lisawilliams2567]

I was with my brother when he got a phone call, I could see his face dropped. I asked him what was wrong, he said the hotshots just deployed. One of our good friends is a fire fighter in Prescott. He was the first one to get a call that they deployed. After that we were all sick to our stomach’s. May they all rest in peace. God bless the Prescott fire department.

[@RheinFisher]

much respect from germany for this kind of firefighters. real heros

[@bladnmnp]

Yesterday watched the movie. I yelled.. it was so sad. They're my heroes now. I'm mexican and never listened before about that terrible history. The movie is powerful. It liked so much.

[@loganwiese9194]

I'm from Prescott Arizona I remember the exact time and date this happend our city was in a panic the biggest loss of firefighters since 9/11 we will remember them as heroes for those that do not understand they are with with us. To protect us. Last call..#19 we will miss all of you.

[@sharronhenderson3641]

My prayers go out to all the family and friends of the AZ Hotshots fallen

[@MCsAdvice]

I blame the comms. It is the most vital piece of equipment that never works when you need it.

[@randomchocotaco]

They could’ve survived, or at least had a way better chance if everybody could understand each other on the comms.

[@babybrat2958]

You mean their lookout? The lookout had to move from his position due to the fire pushing towards him. There spotter didn’t put them anywhere.

[@hamzaahmed6790]

Your courage and dedication to work saved many people, we will not forget you

[@lonelylantern9135]

It's heart breaking hearing them in that situation. It must have been terrifying. I just hope it was over quickly.

[@antianti9957]

I read the autopsy reports. Pure hell. The boys had 3rd and 4th degree burns and no hair

[@milesclaussen3689]

The movie for this horrible situation was amazing, Myles Teller was amazing and his scene of him crying after the men passed was so realistic, the pain he was showing was so real and to this day It might be one of if not the best movies based on true events.

[@ariadams3290]

I cried so hard until there was nothing left in my tear ducts - couldn't even squeeze out a tear... Can't imagine what they must have been feeling; their families' grief, anger... Gd rest these incredible, brave, and loyal men.. comfort their loved ones...

[@KINGWADE-qq7gv]

I did a hike yesterday at the mountain and made it all the way down to where their site was

[@adeptusastartes1392]

When he said Shelters his voice was in tremble and scared.. because that is the last thing they don’t wanna do.. RIP to these heroes.

[@AranzaMtz]

This is devastating 😞😔. My heart completely broke. I just watched the movie, I don’t think I even knew it was a true story until the end. I don’t live in the US so I never heard of this before, until today. My heart goes out to the families and friends of these heroes. My absolute respect 🤍. Rest In Peace.

[@WisePhill]

I don't live in the us either and watched the film not knowing it was a true story. Me and my brother both cried at the end but I absolutely respect the firefighters working so hard to defend their communities.

[@Arizona_Desert_Walker]

look at Yarnell Hill Fire Revelation blog for facts--- movie is BASED on true events --- the movie is a movie ---

[@gregmadore6365]

It takes a special kind of person to do that job. True heroes and will never be forgotten

[@calebherbert730]

Rest In Peace to every single one of those Heroes

[@ssilent8202]

Remember, the shelters are not a guarantee, just the last resort.

[@bleo8371]

You can be hero, but real hero is nature... you cant stop it, you can watch it and go with nature not against, never.

[@TemmieContingenC]

Communication was abysmal during this operation too so they didn’t know the wind changed direction when they were heading to the ranch. I’d say we should probably do everything we can to fight nature because if it weren’t for wildland firefighters like these, fires would get way way worse. It just sucks this one was such a blunder

[@mcquade4811]

What the men and women went through.. there wasn’t a single female near that fire lady

[@RuckingPatagonia]

of the most beautiful and dangerous jobs, greetings from Patagonia Aysén - Chile, to all the brothers of fire.

[@treasuretrails]

Still never forgetting 10 years later!

[@ap8riot931]

There is no greater act of love than laying your life down for another who will go on to tell of your bravery.

[@chriscastaneda7350]

MUCH RESPECT TO THESE MEN . REST IN PARADISE GENTLEMEN. WE THANK YOU 🙏

[@israelite2204]

Damn, I know what its like to hear other companies clearing brush, but to know that the sawing you're hearing is a group desperately trying to escape a fire is just... Ominous.

[@Tbrew-zd6xb]

@isrlite. No escape for e. Saw

[@kristiank.7670]

RIP & My condolences to the bereaved and comrades. ~a firefighter from Germany

[@danielpeterson2758]

This doesn't put ANYTHING into perspective. I'm a wildland firefighter, spent over a month on the Lionshead Fire in Central Oregon. What we dealt with was nothing on these badass heroes, but I have some footage of crazy fire. If anybody wants that, let me know through the comments.

[@rogermcconnell8666]

I’m interested

[@Arizona_Desert_Walker]

I am interested.

[@angelinecowie6484]

May you all rest peacefully, l know you'll never be forgotten , through all your hard, & brave work that you all did, in saving so many lives, God bless you all, & also to your families & friends, all our love & strength & blessings to you all aswell.😢💔💔🕊

[@victorlabouche6471]

20/20 hindsight always wins in a case like this, but the reality is that this tragedy was 100% avoidable, and it serves the importance of following LCES on a wildfire: "Lookouts/Communications/Escape Routes/Safety Zones". It's easier to "Top Gun" Eric Marsh and say he's an American Hero etc, but the reality is 3/4 of these rules weren't followed it lead to the deaths of 19 young guys. Their lookout left the site due to immediate danger and was with a different hotshot crew, (thus no lookout on the fire whatsoever once they descended off the ridge), the communications weren't effective - not once did they mention to anyone they were heading into the redzone they just said "we're picking through the black" which wasn't accurate, thus no other crew knew exactly where they were. And an "escape route"? How about none whatsoever. Marsh led 18 young guys into a box canyon that hadn't burned since the late 60's, and wind patterns in the bottom of a canyon are stronger then the top and this made crossing the canyon extremely dangerous. There's other hot shot crews operating that same day that came home alive, it's because their leaders followed wildlife firefighting rules and didn't stray from them. There's a lot to be learned from this tragedy with wildlife fires, and acting on impulse is dangerous. RIP boys, this should have never happened.

[@timmiewilson9329]

STOP THE BLAME GAME YOU CANT BLAME ERIC HE AND HIS CREW WERE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY PERIOD/EVERYONE THAT USES THE BLAME GAME NEED TO BACK OFF NOW/

[@victorlabouche6471]

@@timmiewilson9329 It's unfortunate but mistakes were made. if you look around online you'll see interviews with other Hotshots that day in different crews that said the exact same thing. Marsh violated LCES, in his defense, it wasn't entirely his fault. Radio static & bad communications w/the chopper and lack of smoke visibility the man had no control over. Everything else he did have control over, including where they were standing when they deployed.

[@kristacartereckel5990]

You really have no idea what happened that day. People really need to keep their damn mouths shut.

[@kamimulder4815]

Makes me FURIOUS the hotshot tried in vain to get help, was treated like a child. You can tell by yelling and his tone of voice he was panicky, hysterical. They were 600 yrds from safety zone at a ranch. The time spent basically ignoring his pleas for help MAYBE they could've survived. The fire shifted so fast every second mattered.

[@HutchinsonSkater]

for a fact the couldnt have the wind speed was picking up the head fire to much because of changeing conditions

[@simmonsaustin1]

The fire surrounded them, they were going for the ranch house but it came over the top of the ridge where they hiked down from and up from below them. Very tragic circumstances.

[@Anonomuse-u5u]

Kami Mulder the ranch got compermized so they had to move

[@Renegadechoppers]

Kami Mulder the run was moving a 1/4 mile a minute. as much as I wish you were correct, they would not have made it. the line was moving almost 14 miles per hour. given the fatigue, extra weight and distance, Eric had to know it was not possible. in those conditions, you are Extremely lucky if you can run at 8 mph. simply not fast enough for the situation. he Deployed because it was the only possible survivable option. God bless them all!

[@Acecool444]

Those thin fire retardant blankets are a joke. They need to come up with something far more efficient.

[@iGame360fficial]

Hearing the radio chatter, and when they go silent. My mind instantly plays that part of the movie.

[@David-yo5re]

May they all rest in peace. I have read and heard folks say the leader of the group led them into a box canyon without knowing where the fire was or which way it was moving because he didn't have eyes on the fire. If that's so then isn't he the reason for the tragedy? Someone please tell me more about it. I'm struggling to understand.

[@Tbrew-zd6xb]

@david was he wyte?

[@janicewilson2881]

In doing research for a YA novel on this heroic job, i came across this video recently and bawled my eyes out (again). I remember this awful day from the news and cried (then 2 days after writing a dramatic scene). I had to put that story away for awhile - couldn't deal because it was so close to what I had in my head. My heart felt sympathies to the fellow survivors involved and their families.

[@katalacksanchez2160]

Sacrifice like that to save lives is a automatic tickets to sit in heaven right beside GOD big shot out to Granite mountain hot shots much love RIP

[@alanhelton]

They are still loved!

[@hoplite015]

I get this is over a decade ago but how did air attack not get comms? Why was Eric Marsh met with silence on those comms?

[@battles423]

Doesn’t make sense why the supervisor moved them away from the safety zone ( the black). Supervisor made a terrible decision to move from the safety zone and resulted in killing his men and himself.

[@PureSpeechfromYa]

Blessings to the family and friends of GMHS. LOVE YOU BROTHERS!! JOHN 15:13 NO GREATER LOVE ❤️

[@thedhive6512]

Radio transmissions were edited. thats not the complete record

[@Arizona_Desert_Walker]

what part was edited? is there more? can you lead me to how you learned? reach me back channel if need be.

[@falcon3268]

It was mentioned that the crew was initially in a black area which they said was the safety area as questions to why they left their safety for their final resting place. It doesn't make much sense as they were taught to stay in that area for safety reasons...another true mystery of what happened to get them to leave their safe area.

[@unOrdinaryBlue]

Personally, I think the smoke and heated gases caused them to move. If they didn’t leave, they would’ve suffocated. I could be wrong though.

[@Tarheel13]

Dubblez you are wrong.

[@buckshotgaming8200]

I met all members 12 days prior to the incendent and I miss them all, I was only 4 at the the time but they gave love and erection for me, my parents told me about this last year on the day it happend, I heard the last call by them and it brought me to tears, I went to the memorial park and knelt down next to all of them shading tears apon tears, I just found this video and I still brings tears to my eyes, I wish they where still here.

[@sbreezy0120]

a part of my inspiration to become a wildland firefighter.... thank you granite mountain 19... RIP.

[@Arizona_Desert_Walker]

have you trained yet to become a Wildland Firefighter (WF) yet? Yarnell Hill Fire Revelations blog has much emphasis to the "10 and 18" --- Ten Standard Fire Orders and 18 Watchout Situations

[@sbreezy0120]

@@Arizona_Desert_Walker Yes, currently staffed in Northwest!

[@Arizona_Desert_Walker]

@@sbreezy0120 🎉 congratulations.

[@sbreezy0120]

@@Arizona_Desert_Walker thank you!!

[@khaelamensha3624]

Respect from France! All firefighters everywhere on this planet should be respected. Take care!

[@forgetplayingandstartgamin8172]

Bro I’m 13 I watched the movie and I cry and ball my eyes it, it’s so sad

[@downhilltwofour0082]

While so many of us go on with our lives, spouting petty grievances, men like these lay down their very lives for us.

[@ibe310]

WHERE WAS THE DAMN AIR SUPPORT?

[@G-RAMIREZ]

I shed tears watching the final moments of the “only the brave” movie, Rest in peace to those Granite Hill Hotshots men that lost their lives as Heroes. 🙏🏾

[@junior-us9oz]

They were truly superheroes! Strong men! Great humans! May God bless their soul!

[@taramedved2875]

I just read My lost brothers- Brendan McDonough... It's the first book that made me cry. I watched Only the brave two times and it makes me cry every time. But I would watched it over and over. And Hold the light (ending song) is one of my favourites. R.I.P. Granite mountain hotshots

[@MrHulkHands]

Can someone explain to me what a hotshot is? And what’s the difference between a captain and a hotshot? Normal civilian here

[@kirstenthomas5242]

Your father and his team are heroes, my dearest condolences, R.I.P🙏from Honduras

[@unOrdinaryBlue]

Kirsten Thomas look at the comment posted by “ricardo morales” in the most recent comments, tell me what you think....

[@persephone2706]

I got chills listening to this. The aftermath was far from the serenity the movie displayed... Only a few were still found under their shelters. The rest were near to unidentifiable. And yet they did not run.

[@Pokucollector]

Were these the guys the movie was made about?

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

THE VERY SAME guys that _Only The Brave_ was made about>

[@christophersharp1884]

Im here for remembrance.

[@Au.-.]

This is so heartbreaking 😥Just watched the film and read everything about the incident.

[@pluckyduck11y]

Fuckin horrible what happened. The grief must have been incredible. That last message before they had to deploy makes it so hard to put in words how sad this was. He sounded calm enough for such a terrifying situation.

[@billytripp4849]

God bless them all!

[@diversifieddame9682]

This is so heartbreaking :(