The fire overtook the granite crew resulting in the deaths.
Amanda marsh granite mountain hotshots.
Below amanda marsh.
Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell.
Granite mountain hotshots team leader eric marsh radioed through to let his commanders know the group had a predetermined safety zone.
Eric marsh was the crew superintendent of the granite mountain hotshots.
Moments later he radioed back with a more serious message.
To the entire granite mountain hotshot crew i thank you for all that you guys did to save yarnell and st.
He s was great he was the best at what he did racquer said.
And it would be a long time before she could come to terms with the.
He and 18 other members of the crew were entrapped and killed on an arizona wildfire in 2013.
They trained under the supervision of eric marsh depicted by josh brolin in the movie.
The granite mountain hotshots formed in 2002 as a group within the prescott volunteer fire department.
They first operated as a fuels mitigation crew until they transitioned to a handcrew in 2004.
On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united.
I live in congress az just 10 miles down the 89 from yarnell.
It would be a long time before amanda would speak openly about her husband eric the man who led the granite mountain hotshots.
Marsh was superintendent of the hotshot crew and the oldest of the 19 who died.
He is awesome and well loved and they are.