19 firefighters lost

[butters]

trying to protect and do their jobs.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...wers-after-19-killed-in-arizona-wildfire?lite


very sad indeed.

 

[blackleggings]

I heard about this. It's heartbreaking.

 

[SexyWench]

So sad ... 9 members of the 20-member Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots crew. The average age of the men in the crew was 22 years.

Too young, too soon

 

[pete]

so awful

 

[Tryharder62]

Such a loss of life! So sad.

 

[butters]

So sad ... 9 members of the 20-member Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots crew. The average age of the men in the crew was 22 years.

Too young, too soon

19, wenchie - only one survived. how does a town come to grips with that, or the individual left alive?

 

[Lorilei]

That is just horrible.

 

[about_average]

Fuck!
I used to be a firefighter and luckily we never had anyone in our department die. Plenty of injuries, but no deaths. I can't even imagine.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

It is about 85 miles from my house. An extremely fucked up situation. My heart goes out to their family.

 

[koalabear]

Petition

United States Congress: Designate a national holiday honoring America's first responders.
https://www.change.org/petitions/un...l-holiday-honoring-america-s-first-responders

R.I.P., God bless

 

[SexyWench]

19, wenchie - only one survived. how does a town come to grips with that, or the individual left alive?

Oops, typed too fast. I did mean to type "19"

so many families affected

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

Such sad news.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

Listening to Greater Boston, on Public Television

The elite firefighters
The Hot Shot crew- Type One- Red Card
Qualified for the Initial Attack on the fire
Quick response crew
Must be young, in top physical shape. trained
A close- knit community of firefighters

Emergency Fire Shelter tent
Packed and wrapped- the size of the Merriam-Webster hardcover
For one person
Traps cool air inside, reflects the heat, away
Will deflect 95 percent of the heat away
But, will not stand up against direct flame

A shift in the wind, caused the deaths

Extremely volatile fire situation in Arizona

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

that's fucked up..