Friday, October 20 2017 1:07 AM EDT2017-10-20 05:07:39 GMT
Brandon Bunch might have been with the Granite Mountain Hotshots that fateful June day more than four years ago, but just two weeks earlier, he left the hotshots to tend to his pregnant wife and their family. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5 and Black Label Media)
Meet a former member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who, but for a twist of fate, might have died with his team in the devastating Yarnell Hill Fire. Now he's part of the movie that tells their story.
Meet a former member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who, but for a twist of fate, might have died with his team in the devastating Yarnell Hill Fire. Now he's part of the movie that tells their story.
Tuesday, October 10 2017 8:49 AM EDT2017-10-10 12:49:57 GMT
Wednesday, October 11 2017 5:25 AM EDT2017-10-11 09:25:24 GMT
Fans came out to Harkins Tempe Marketplace from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to see some of the stars walk the red carpet like Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and James Badge Dale. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)
Cast and crew members, along with Arizona firefighters and first responders, will be in attendance at Tempe Marketplace for the red carpet screening of "Only the Brave", the Columbia Pictures movie based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots, on Tuesday night.
Cast and crew members, along with Arizona firefighters and first responders, will be in attendance at Tempe Marketplace for the red carpet screening of "Only the Brave", the Columbia Pictures movie based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots, on Tuesday night.
Thursday, June 29 2017 4:16 PM EDT2017-06-29 20:16:48 GMT
Friday, June 30 2017 9:32 PM EDT2017-07-01 01:32:11 GMT
19 Granite Mountain hotshots died June 30, 2013, trying to save Yarnell from an erratic wildfire. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)
Even as hundreds of firefighters battle the massive Goodwin Fire south of Prescott, Arizonans' hearts and minds are looking back four years to those who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Even as hundreds of wildland firefighters battle the massive Goodwin Fire burning in Yavapai County south of Prescott, Arizonans' hearts and minds are looking back four years to the wildfire that killed 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Tuesday, November 29 2016 7:48 AM EST2016-11-29 12:48:02 GMT
Tuesday, November 29 2016 6:51 PM EST2016-11-29 23:51:37 GMT
(Source: KPHO/KTVK)
A rugged section of brush-covered hills where 19 Arizona firefighters were killed in a 2013 wildfire was dedicated as a new state memorial park Tuesday.
A rugged section of brush-covered hills where 19 Arizona firefighters were killed in a 2013 wildfire was dedicated as a new state memorial park Tuesday.
Here are the stories of the 19 heroes who passed away while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. Pictures and biography sources are from the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Facebook page.
Wednesday, July 31 2013 12:31 AM EDT2013-07-31 04:31:46 GMT
Friday, March 2 2018 1:17 PM EST2018-03-02 18:17:55 GMT
It has now been once month since the Yarnell Hill Fire killed 19 Hotshot crew members near Prescott. People all throughout Arizona paid their respects again today. Here in Tucson, the widow of one ofMore >>
Here in Tucson, the widow of one of the firefighters spoke publicly for the first time at a fundraiser on the northwest side.More >>
Wednesday, July 10 2013 11:25 AM EDT2013-07-10 15:25:00 GMT
Friday, March 2 2018 1:17 PM EST2018-03-02 18:17:54 GMT
The public is invited to come out along the procession route and pay their final respects. The procession is scheduled to start at about 3:15 p.m., and the route is more than six miles longMore >>
The public is invited to come out along the procession route and pay their final respects. The procession is scheduled to start at about 3:15 p.m., and the route is more than six miles long.More >>
Wednesday, July 3 2013 2:03 PM EDT2013-07-03 18:03:57 GMT
Friday, March 2 2018 1:11 PM EST2018-03-02 18:11:16 GMT
The University of Arizona is working with the Tucson Fire Department to help develop program to help firefighters cope with the injury or death of their colleagues.More >>
The University of Arizona is working with the Tucson Fire Department to help develop program to help firefighters cope with the injury or death of their colleagues.More >>
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:27 PM EST2018-02-28 19:27:16 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:27 PM EST2018-02-28 19:27:16 GMT
We are now learning more about what happened on June 30 when 10 Granite Mountain Hotshots deployed from Prescott, Ariz. died while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.More >>
We are now learning more about what happened on June 30 when 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots deployed from Prescott, Ariz. died while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.More >>
Wednesday, July 10 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-07-11 03:46:54 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:21 PM EST2018-02-28 19:21:14 GMT
Crews report that the Yarnell Hill Fire that reached 8,400 acres is now 100 percent contained. It started on Friday, June 28 just after 5:30 p.m., around three and a half miles west of the small communityMore >>
Full containment is expected for midnight on Friday, July 12.More >>
Wednesday, July 3 2013 12:25 AM EDT2013-07-03 04:25:06 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:21 PM EST2018-02-28 19:21:09 GMT
One Granite Mountain Hotshots Crew firefighter who passed away while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire this weekend was a University of Arizona and Pima Community College graduate. Garret Zuppiger, 27 grewMore >>
Garret Zuppiger, 27 grew up in the Phoenix area and became a Wildcat alumnus in 2008.More >>
Monday, July 1 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-07-02 01:05:24 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:21 PM EST2018-02-28 19:21:06 GMT
Pima Community College Chancellor Lee Lambert addressed the school faculty regarding two former students who passed while in the line of duty fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30. Colleagues, WeMore >>
Pima Community College Chancellor Lee Lambert addressed the school faculty regarding two former students who passed while in the line of duty fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30.More >>
Monday, July 1 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-07-01 23:49:04 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:21 PM EST2018-02-28 19:21:06 GMT
Firefighter Bill Warneke, 25, who resided in Avra Valley, was one of the 19 wildland firefighters who passed while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on Sunday. A representative with the North Tucson FirefightersMore >>
A representative with the North Tucson Firefighters Association says Warneke was a first year member of the elite Granite Mountain Hot Shot crew, based out of Prescott. More >>
Thursday, July 11 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-07-11 04:24:50 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:15 PM EST2018-02-28 19:15:33 GMT
It's the final flight for 25-year-old Billy Warneke, as a Black Hawk helicopter flew in his remains from Prescott to Marana on Wednesday.Friends, family and first responders from across the region wereMore >>
It was a traditional military and firefighter service with hundreds of first responders, including Hotshot and fire crews from around the region.More >>
Wednesday, July 3 2013 1:21 AM EDT2013-07-03 05:21:55 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:15 PM EST2018-02-28 19:15:31 GMT
People are still coming out to the fire station memorial at all hours to honor the 19 firefighters who died while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on Sunday.But earlier Tuesday night, many of the memorialMore >>
More than 4,000 people showed up to the vigil at Prescott High School. It's where several of the firefighters who died went to school.More >>
Tuesday, July 2 2013 12:35 AM EDT2013-07-02 04:35:42 GMT
Wednesday, February 28 2018 2:15 PM EST2018-02-28 19:15:31 GMT
A monster wildfire has killed 19 firefighters in central Arizona. It's the nation's largest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years.On Sunday, the 19 firefighters died in the town of Yarnell afterMore >>
Several people who either knew one of the firefighters or knows somebody who did say this is a place they can go to start the healing process.More >>
Monday, November 10 2014 8:14 AM EST2014-11-10 13:14:54 GMT
Tuesday, June 30 2015 5:51 PM EDT2015-06-30 21:51:18 GMT
New video has been released that is giving the public a look at what firefighters were up against during last summer's Yarnell Hill wildfire that claimed the lives of 19 hot shot crew members.More >>
New video has been released that is giving the public a look at what firefighters were up against during last summer's Yarnell Hill wildfire that claimed the lives of 19 hot shot crew members.More >>
Local firefighters and other volunteers are teaming up to help a widow of one of the 19 wildland firefighters killed earlier this month in the Yarnell Hill Fire. 25 year old Billy Warneke, of Avra Valley,More >>
Local firefighters and other volunteers are teaming up to help a widow of one of the 19 wildland firefighters killed earlier this month in the Yarnell Hill Fire. 25 year old Billy Warneke, of Avra Valley,More >>
The Maricopa County medical examiner released the initial results of the 19 fallen firefighters' autopsies, showing all of the men died from burns and inhalation problems.
The Maricopa County medical examiner released the initial results of the 19 fallen firefighters' autopsies, showing all of the men died from burns and inhalation problems.
Friday, April 13 2018 10:31 PM EDT2018-04-14 02:31:53 GMT
Rattlesnake Fires north side backing from Forest Road 25 (Source: InciWeb)
The Rattlesnake Fire continues to burn southeast of Whiteriver, Arizona, on the Fort Apache and San Carlos Apache Indian Reservations and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
The Rattlesnake Fire continues to burn southeast of Whiteriver, Arizona, on the Fort Apache and San Carlos Apache Indian Reservations and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
Thursday, April 12 2018 8:11 AM EDT2018-04-12 12:11:46 GMT
Thursday, April 19 2018 6:25 PM EDT2018-04-19 22:25:30 GMT
The Rattlesnake Fire was discovered Wednesday afternoon about 20 miles southeast of Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. (Source: Inciweb)
The Rattlesnake Fire was discovered Wednesday afternoon about 20 miles southeast of Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Forestry and Wildland Fire Management, Fort Apace Agency (BIA Fort Apache).
The Rattlesnake Fire was discovered Wednesday afternoon about 20 miles southeast of Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Forestry and Wildland Fire Management, Fort Apace Agency (BIA Fort Apache).
