Arizona Governor Honors 19 Fallen Firefighters Who Died in Yarnell Hill Wildfire

Arizona Governor Honors 19 Fallen Firefighters Who Died in Yarnell Hill Wildfire
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On Tuesday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey paid tribute to the 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill fire in June 2013; and flags all around the state of Arizona flew at half-staff to mark the seventh anniversary of the tragedy.

The massive wildfire had started some 30 miles southwest of Prescott, Arizona, in the hills near the tiny community of Yarnell, and the elite Granite Mountain Hotshots brigade were called in to face particularly difficult conditions.

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