Brendan Mcdonough Granite Mountain Hotshots Survivor

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.

Brendan mcdonough granite mountain hotshots survivor.

Brendan mcdonough was the granite mountain hotshots lookout june 30 and wasn t with the rest of the crew when it was overtaken by the yarnell hill fire amid shifting winds. Outside magazine released the documentary film the granite mountain hotshots and the yarnell hill fire august 12 2013 in which friends relatives colleagues including brendan mcdonough the lone survivor of the granite mountain hotshots speak out. On june 30 when the yarnell hill fire suddenly whipped 180 degrees around and cut off. Nineteen of the 20 members of the granite mountain hotshots an elite crew trained to fight wilderness fires died on.

Brendan mcdonough yarnell fire s surviving granite mountain hotshot. Brendan mcdonough 21 was serving as the lookout when the wind suddenly changed direction and overcame the 19 men on june 30. Brendan mcdonough survived one of the deadliest wildfires in u s. Richard brody on the new movie only the brave about the granite mountain hotshots a real life unit of heroic arizona firefighters and what the film doesn t include.

History an inferno near yarnell ariz that killed 19 of his fellow granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013. Granite mountain hotshots survivor recounts. Today he is a public speaker and works with numerous nonprofits for veterans police officers firefighters and emergency medical services.