Robert Caldwell Granite Mountain

June 30 marked the seventh year since 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots were killed on the yarnell hill fire south of prescott arizona.

Robert caldwell granite mountain.

Arizona pioneers home new section y 20. Caldwell was honored on the national fallen firefighters memorial in emmitsburg. He died with honor with his brothers in the line of duty with his boots tight on his feet. Entering their sixth season the 2013 granite mountain inter agency hotshots became instructors at the arizona incident and management academy.

Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park is a state park near yarnell arizona created to memorialize the nineteen members of the granite mountain hotshots who died there on june 30 2013 while fighting the yarnell hill fire. He attended santa ynez high school where he played football and ran track. Dave linda caldwell. 2013 i d rather die in my boots than live in a suit robert caldwell lived by these words and was always a man true to his word.

Prescott fire department granite mountain interagency hotshots. The park opened on november 30 2016 and had over 18 000 visitors in its first year. Granite mountain hotshots who died in the. From the age of 10 sean played football baseball and soccer.

The granite mountain hotshots were assigned to the yarnell hill fire in central arizona. The granite mountain hotshots were a unit of the prescott fire department. Sean michael misner was born april 8 1987 in goleta california. The granite mountain inter agency hotshots had been protecting the city with over 3 1 billion in assessed value over 18 000 homes and 24 000 residents.

The park located at the site where the firefighters died is accessed by a. Hampton funeral home handled arrangements.