The Real Granite Mountain Hotshots

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The real granite mountain hotshots.

The town has honored the granite mountain hotshots with a unique tribute a rugged hiking trail that climbs more than 1 000 feet up the side of the mountain where they died that day. Josh brolin as eric marsh the leader of the hotshot crew. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived he was posted as a lookout on the fire and was not with the others when the fire overtook them. Miles teller as brendan mcdonough the only.

Another hotshot had several drugs of abuse in his blood but no alcohol. A new film called only the brave is based on the true story of the 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots who battled and ultimately lost their lives in arizona s yarnell hill fire during. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots. Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s.

For visitors it s a strenuous hike up a mountain ridge before descending into the box. Lee helm has made a half dozen trips to what is now called granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. The movie is a stirring dramatization directed by joseph kosinski based on a nonfiction account in gq by sean flynn and co produced by condé nast entertainment of the real life activities of. The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s.

Based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire. 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. Across town three other granite mountain hotshots christopher mackenzie garret zuppiger and brendan donut mcdonough arrived at the whiskey row pub a dive in prescott s historic downtown. The real granite mountain hotshots and others are played one for one by actors including.

One of the most potentially significant but easily misunderstood findings in the toxicology reports is the presence of alcohol in the blood of 13 of the 19 granite mountain hotshots ranging from 01 to 09 percent. With josh brolin miles teller jeff bridges jennifer connelly.