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That got big fast! At noon they said 5 acres. More wind and lightning, not good.

Apparently 18 firefighters died... wow

1/2 of the 500 homes have burned too! sad night indeed. Looks like 17 of the dead were from the Prescott FD!

Very, very sad. My heart goes out to those brave firefighters and their families and friends

That story must have been updated since I first saw it...At that time, they had just determined where the firefighters were and that they were surrounded...It didn't say that they had perished....That is such a tragic turn...My heart goes out to everyone in that community, especially the families....

They just updated the link again and now it's nineteen...Almost the entire Prescott Fire Department Crew...Now there's video of the Fire....

It appears those killed were members of a Prescott based crew, Granite Mtn. Hotshots.

18 total what a sad night

The crew that was lost

News is now reporting 19 have died fighting the fire. How sad, How Tragic. God Bless Them All.

With pictures from Yarnell: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... izona.html

I work here: http://www.thepackshack.com during the summers. We make the gear for Hotshot crews. I will find out today if we sewed their gear for them. I am really sad about this. That photo of all of them, how heartbreaking! I would bet most of them have young children. The fact they also are a part of the Prescott FD means they all actually live there in Prescott area--it's not just summer seasonal for them. Everyone in Prescott probably knows one of them.

Okay, yes, we make all their gear except their packs and have done so since they started up in 2008, according to my boss. Things are pretty quiet at work today...

This is just so awful.
We had a call this morning from our friends in Holland regarding this tragedy..

The Firefighters' Creed
Tim Murphy © 1998, 2001

On 28 November 2001, The Firefighters' Creed was designated the
Official Anthem of the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

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There’s a War that’s being fought without Bombs or Rifle-shot;
There are deadly confrontations every day.
For the Enemy is Fire; and the Casualties grow higher,
Among those who place themselves in Danger’s Way.
It’s a Warrior Breed of men, who face the fires, and fight again,
When the Screaming Sirens sound their Battle Cry !
Where the Klaxons blare the call, they’ll be there to give their All:
They’ll lay their Lives on the Line, Do or Die !

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When the terrorists attack, stab our Nation in the back -
Then our Firefighters lead the way once more;
With their brothers, the Police, the Volunteers and EMT's,
They are joined to combat this Unholy War.
With the strength of Saving Grace, they met the challenge Face-to-Face,
Even though the stakes had never been so high -
They took the Job and got it done, unsung Heroes every one:
They laid their Lives on the Line, Do or Die !

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( Chorus ) When the flames are blazing high against the smokey midnight sky,
You will hear their Mighty Diesels raging by !
They’ll proceed at greatest speed - it’s The Firefighters’ Creed:
They’ll lay their Lives on the Line, Do or Die !

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There’s a Piper on the hill, in the misty morning chill;
You can hear his lonesome bagpipe’s mournful drone.
Another Firefighter died; and his Brothers at graveside,
Will see his Widow and their Children aren’t alone.
For every Fireman has to know that he could be the Next to go:
It’s just the Nature of the Beast they can’t deny;
Every year they add more Names to the Brotherhood of Flames:
They’ll lay their Lives on the Line, Do or Die !

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( Chorus ) When the flames are blazing high against the smoky midnight sky,
You will hear their Mighty Diesels raging by !
They’ll proceed at greatest speed - it’s The Firefighters’ Creed:
( Countless Lives have been Saved by the Bravest of the Brave ! )
( Years of training - Endless Drill ! Dedication - Iron Will ! )
( Village Square - City Street ! They’re the Ones who Take the Heat ! )
( At each Station’s strident Bell, still they charge straight into Hell !! )
They’ll lay their Lives on the Line, Do or Die !

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( Dedicated to The Bravest: those Women and Men,
and their Families - past, present, and future ...
Firefighters all ! )

Interview by ASU students of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots last year, demonstrating some techniques, including shelter use:

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valley ... elters.php

It just occured to me that the cheese dip I am sitting here eating, while looking around for updates, I bought a week ago in Yarnell ...

If you wish to donate to the Granite Mountain Hot Shots , here's how : http://www.100club.org/web/100CLUB/Reme ... lCall.aspx

(Link from Yavapai emergency services at http://www.regionalinfo-alert.org )