June 30 marks 10 years since a tragedy in Arizona took the lives of 19 Granite Mountain hotshots while they were fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in northern Arizona.
All but one of the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew members died on June 30, 2013, while fighting the lightning-caused Yarnell Hill Fire."I think about it a lot. I think about the families, I think about the firefighters, I think of everyone touched by that tragedy," she said. "I got the call we found the firefighters and it's not good, so it was … it was heartbreaking. Heartbreaking," she said.
The community will hold a public memorial in their honor on June 30. It's set for 3 p.m. at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott.Arizona Parks says it's a seven-mile round tripIf you do head to the site in Yarnell, shuttle service goes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from the Yarnell Fire Department.
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