18 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire

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niteowl1970

Discussion Starter · Jul 1, 2013

(CNN) -- Eighteen firefighters battling a blaze in Arizona who were unaccounted for Sunday night have been confirmed dead, said Wade Ward with the Prescott Fire Department.
All were members of that city's fire department. It was not immediately clear how they died.
Earlier, an official with the Arizona State Forestry Division had said that as many as 19 were still missing.
The crew was fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, which broke out Friday northwest of Phoenix. The fire has grown to 1,000 acres, damaged three homes and forced the evacuations of residents in the communities of Peeples and Yarnell, forestry official Art Morrison said.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/30/us/arizona-missing-firefighters/index.html

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Goose

· #2 · Jul 1, 2013

Holy crap. RIP

HuskyH-2

· #3 · Jul 1, 2013

Jesus Christ!! RIP

G

· #4 · Jul 1, 2013

Total 19 deceased. Very sad. RIP

I used to go to church camp in Prescott when I lived in Arizona. Beautiful area. What a terrible tragedy.

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FourInchFury

· #5 · Jul 1, 2013

Terrible tragedy. Rest in peace Firemen.

topcop14

· #6 · Jul 1, 2013

Very sad. Rip

Herrdoktor

· #7 · Jul 1, 2013

Awful

RIP

kwflatbed

· #8 · Jul 1, 2013

19 Firefighters Die In Arizona Blaze

AP
A fast-moving wildfire fueled by triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions resulted in the deaths of 19 members of the Prescott (Ariz.) Fire Department Sunday evening. 22 other firefighters suffered injuries, and 8 were hospitalized.

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Code 3

· #9 · Jul 1, 2013

Wow. RIP

j809

· #10 · Jul 1, 2013

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RIP

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kwflatbed

· #11 · Jul 1, 2013

Wherever Flames may rage,

Give me strength to save some life

Whatever Be its age.

Help me embrace a little child

Before it is too late,

Or save an older person from

The horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert and

Hear the weakest shout,

And quickly and efficiently

To put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling

And give the best in me,

To guard my every neighbor

And protect their property.

And if according to your will

I should lose my life,

Please bless with your protecting hand

My children and my wife.

-Author Unknown

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Irishpride

· #12 · Jul 1, 2013

RIP

diddy2003

· #13 · Jul 1, 2013

RIP. That is so terrible!!

G

· #14 · Jul 1, 2013

R.I.P. Firefighters

Truck

· #15 · Jul 1, 2013

RIP, can't imagine how their last few minutes were.

LA Copper

· #16 · Jul 2, 2013

This is pretty much horrible; and all from the same department. The City of Prescott and the families of these heros have experienced a terrible loss. God Bless 'em.

mpd61

· #17 · Jul 2, 2013

RIP and greatest respect for the sacrifice of the men and the families left behind.

Those men were the SWAT team of their profession, sad loss

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RZero

· #18 · Jul 2, 2013

You cannot reason with the insane or Mother Nature. RIP.

GARDA

· #19 · Jul 2, 2013

If God only calls home the best of us, then in the case of the Yarnell 19 I'd like to imagine it was to curb Hell's relentless advance. Right about now I hope the Devil is sweating knowing that 19 battle-hardened troops just arrived on the front. RIP 19.

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Kilvinsky

· #20 · Jul 3, 2013

Horrible, just horrible. RIP gentlemen.

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