The Only Survivor Of Granite Mountain Hotshots

Brendan mcdonough 21 is the lone survivor of the 20 man team that went into the yarnell hill fire as it spread throughout central arizona.

The only survivor of granite mountain hotshots.

On june 30 when the yarnell hill fire suddenly whipped 180 degrees around and cut off. Every one of the granite mountain hotshots except for mcdonough was burned alive sometime after 4 30 p m. Moments later he radioed back with a more serious message. On june 30 firefighters with the prescott fire department s interagency called the granite mountain hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire.

Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell. A year after the 19 granite mountain hotshots perished in arizona s yarnell hill fire brendan mcdonough sat on the side of the road opened his truck s glove compartment pulled out his 9mm and. Only one granite mountain hotshot survived the fire. Today he is a public speaker and works with numerous nonprofits for veterans police officers firefighters and emergency medical services.

History an inferno near yarnell ariz that killed 19 of his fellow granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013. An untold story from the day 19 firefighters died the helms only recently began talking publicly about the fire. The granite mountain hotshots an elite firefighting. He lives in prescott arizona.

Their eyewitness account sheds new light on what. Brendan mcdonough survived one of the deadliest wildfires in u s. Based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots only the brave. On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united states.