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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN Breaking News Email: 18 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire, according to
18 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire, according to Wade Ward of the Prescott Fire Department.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)R.I.P.
premium
(3,731 posts)this is terrible news, I knew a lot of USFS wildland firefighters and smoke jumpers.
May they rest in peace.
aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)applegrove
(118,696 posts)sure. Vibes to all the families and the communities they are from.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Officials say they expect about half of the towns 500 homes to be decimated by the fire that is currently burning with zero containment and has grown well past 2,000 acres.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/articles/20130630crews-fighting-small-fires-around-Arizona.html?sf14516820=1&nclick_check=1
No containment and the loss of an entire fire crew......this is beyond horrible...
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)911 Operator ?@911BUFF now
BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ARIZONA: LOCAL MEDIA NOW REPORT ENTIRE PRESCOTT FIREFIGHTING CREW OF 25 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED.
(that twitter account broke the 7 people shot last night in Brooklyn about 20 min before news sites - and they just updated this story)
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)That is a full hand crew.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)And I read reports the crew was 20, but one person not out with them. Is there a link to news saying 25?
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Awful
polly7
(20,582 posts)Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)I just hope and pray they died from smoke inhalation. Bless them and their family's.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)I had a friend die in one of those fires a few years ago. Not a firefighter. He just got caught in it.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)My heart goes out to all of their families! May they find peace.
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)life long demo
(1,113 posts)Prayers for those still battling the blaze
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Rest in peace.
What a heavy toll.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)From 12 News reporter:
William Pitts ?@william_pitts 4m
Sources telling me the one surviving firefighter has burns to approx 75% of body
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William Pitts William Pitts ?@william_pitts 7m
Oh my god...I'm hearing the fire crews were killed a few minutes after they were sent in.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)From the AP twitter account
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Breaking News site.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)on my front thermometer, a few hundred ft lower than the area of the fire.
Crabby Appleton
(5,231 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)I saw the smoke, and helicopters carrying water earlier, but didn't know where the fire was.
Ouch.
sweetloukillbot
(11,029 posts)Now I'm not so sure - that's not exactly close to Phoenix, but I can see the smoke drifting this way.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)There's a link to their page at Cal Fire, but it's understandably unavailable at the moment.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...from about a week ago: http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1086&ArticleID=120497
TYY
moondust
(19,993 posts)http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/30/fire-in-arizona-prompts-evacuation-of-120-homes/2477469/
Jeezus.
RIP
their families... so many...
ChazII
(6,205 posts)for coverage of this tragedy. A flashover happened so quickly that the protective gear blew away for one.
Cha
(297,322 posts)had to happen..