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Subject: [OM] OT: Wildfire Tragedy
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 06:15:16 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     In Peeples Valley yesterday near Yarnell, a fast-moving wildfire with 
15-20 foot high flames overran 19 firefighters, 18 of whom were from the 
Granite Mountain Hotshots of Prescott.  All 19 had deployed their fire 
shelters, but the combination of heat, smoke, and oxygen deprivation took it's 
toll.

     The front section of the Phoenix newspaper is full of stories surrounding 
this.  It's the greatest single loss of life due to a wildfire in this state, 
and one of the largest losses of firefighters involved with a wildfire in US 
history.

Chris
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