On the morning of June 30, all 20 members of Prescott, Arizona’s Granite Mountain Hotshots headed into the mountains to protect the small town of Yarnell from an advancing blaze. Later that day, every man but one was dead. Lone survivor Brendan “Donut” McDonough.
For the full story, read 19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire
Remains of fire shelters, collected by Robert Caldwell’s mother, Linda, at the deployment site
The parents of Robert Caldwell, Linda and David Caldwell
Amanda Marsh
An intact emergency fire shelter
Claire Caldwell, who lost her husband, Robert, in the Yarnell Hill fire
A Pulaski tool
Darrell Willis
A destroyed home in Yarnell
Brendan McDonough
For the full story, read 19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire
For the full story, read 19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire (Dan Winters)