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Granite Mountain Hotshots Disaster | Into the Breach | 2

2023/9/26
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The Yarnell Hill Fire began as a small blaze due to lightning and quickly escalated due to dry conditions and high winds, threatening Yarnell and Peeples Valley. Firefighters struggled to contain it, and the situation grew more chaotic as the fire jumped firebreaks and the command center had to be evacuated.

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The Granite Mountain Hotshots arrive in Yarnell to help fight what is now the number-one fire priority in all of Arizona. But crew chief Eric Marsh is frustrated when his guys are assigned to create fire breaks at the back of the fire. He wants his team to be on the front lines, where the action is. Meanwhile, driven by high winds, the fire begins to threaten the town of Peeples Valley, forcing the evacuation of the fire command center and throwing the entire firefighting effort into chaos.

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