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Granite Mountain Hotshots Disaster | Shifting Winds | 3

2023/10/3
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The Yarnell Hill Fire, initially moving north, took a sudden 90-degree turn due to strong winds, pushing it east towards Yarnell. Eric Marsh, superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, contemplates leading his crew out of their safe area to help fight the fire.

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When the Yarnell Hill Fire abruptly changes direction, hotshot Brendan McDonough has to abandon his lookout post and run for his life. Meanwhile, the rest of his crew, the Granite Mountain Hotshots, are safe on a ridge, in what firefighters call “the black” – an already-burned area. But when the winds change direction, and push the fire towards the town of Yarnell, crew chief Eric Marsh makes a fateful decision: to lead his men out of their safe area, so they can help fight the fire.

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