Yarnell Hill Fire Map
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Yarnell hill fire map. This map was made to illustrate the chain of events for a story in men s journal magazine october 2013 issue. Granite mountain hotshots memorial park trail map. The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s. Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s.
The yarnell hill fire extracted an even harsher toll on the people of arizona. This map of the yarnell hill fire was used in a public meeting july. The yarnell hill fire near yarnell arizona ignited by lightning on june 28 2013. We invite you to hike.
On june 30 it overran and killed 19 firefighters with the prescott fire department s granite mountain hotshots. It also caused many injuries and destroyed or damaged well over 100 buildings. Yarnell hill fire map this map shows the destroyed acreage due to the yarnell hill fire. The yarnell hill fire was a wildfire near yarnell arizona ignited by lightning on june 28 2013.
This relatively small fire cost millions of dollars in damages to the arizona government and took the lives of 19 experienced wildfire firefighters. Map of yarnell hill fire showing the approximate location of the fire perimeter at 1 a m. The yarnell hill fire. Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters who were lost on june 30 2013 while fighting the yarnell hill fire.
It resulted in the deaths of 19 firefighters in 2013 as covered by the national centers for environmental information ncei. About granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. Mdt july 2 2013.