The Real Granite Mountain Hotshots

A new film called only the brave is based on the true story of the 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots who battled and ultimately lost their lives in arizona s yarnell hill fire during.

The real granite mountain hotshots. Directed by joseph kosinski. Another hotshot had several drugs of abuse in his blood but no alcohol. About granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. The yarnell hill fire was one of the deadliest u s.

Miles teller as brendan mcdonough the only. Lee helm has made a half dozen trips to what is now called granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. A person is legally drunk in arizona at 08. On june 30 it overran and killed 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots.

For visitors it s a strenuous hike up a mountain ridge before descending into the box. Josh brolin as eric marsh the leader of the hotshot crew. The movie is a stirring dramatization directed by joseph kosinski based on a nonfiction account in gq by sean flynn and co produced by condé nast entertainment of the real life activities of. Wildfires since the 1991 east bay hills fire which killed 25 people and the deadliest wildland fire for u s.

Across town three other granite mountain hotshots christopher mackenzie garret zuppiger and brendan donut mcdonough arrived at the whiskey row pub a dive in prescott s historic downtown. Based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire. With josh brolin miles teller jeff bridges jennifer connelly. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived he was posted as a lookout on the fire and was not with the others when the fire overtook them.

Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters who were lost on june 30 2013 while fighting the yarnell hill fire. The real granite mountain hotshots and others are played one for one by actors including.