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By FireRescue1 Staff
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The Yarnell Hill Fire was one of the deadliest wildfires ever in the U.S., killing 19 members of an elite central Arizona firefighting crew on June 30, 2013, after flames trapped them in a brush-choked canyon.
Today, 10 years since the tragedy, social media posts honor the fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots as the city of Prescott and the town of Yarnell held public events, including the unveiling of a mural located on the side of the Chamber of Commerce building.
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How the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots reached millions
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