The Yarnell Hill fire ignited at about 5:30 p.m. Friday June 28th, and was moving north and east at the rate of about half a mile per hour. As about 250 firefighters fought to keep the blaze at bay Sunday, officials evacuated three subdivisions outside Yarnell. The fire had reached Yarnell town limits but as of 5 p.m. no structures had been lost. Fire officials Sunday afternoon ordered the evacuation of Yarnell and parts of Peoples Valley as a fast moving, lightning-caused fire that charred up to 2,000 acres reached Yarnell. The wind-whipped blaze also prompted officials to shut 25 miles of State Route 89 between Congress and Kirkland, but residents of the hundreds of vacated homes could still travel the estimated 30 miles to a shelter in Prescott. The fire curreled back on 20 hot shot fire fighters and only one escaped with his life, the other 18 Granite Mountain Hot Shots perished in the fire. In the end the fire claimed over 8,000 acres and about 125 homes.
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 There were more lighting strikes than I captured and one of them started the fire. |
 Fire the next day as they evacuate Yarnell and Peoples Valley. |
 Smoke filled the sky at North Ranch. |
 I got These next six photos off the Yarnell fire station web site that others have taken and posted. |
 From Yarnell fire station web site. |
 From Yarnell fire station web site. |
 From Yarnell fire station web site. |
 From Yarnell fire station web site. |
 From Yarnell fire station web site. |
 Here is an airplane delivering fire retardant. |
 In the end more than 129 homes were destroued and over 8,000 acres burned. |
 The fire spreads to our side of the mountain. |
 Photos from KPHO 5 in Phoenix. |
 Photos from KPHO 5 in Phoenix. |
 Photos from KPHO 5 in Phoenix. |
A 125-mile procession from Phoenix to the Town of Prescott began at 12:15 p.m. Nineteen hearses left from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office in Phoenix. As the motorcycle-led escort traveled through Phoenix and into the suburbs, first responders and residents lined the streets holding flags and flowers and saluted. Under escort by the Joint Arizona Honor Guard, the fallen firefighters were transported by 19 hearses, each accompanied by motorcycle escorts from various agencies. Within each hearse, an Honor Guard member accompanied each fallen firefighter. Flags of the U.S., the state of Arizona and local fire departments lined the path to the vehicles. Honor Guards flanked the path to the vehicles holding ceremonial axes. Ladder trucks held a flag above the path. An Honor Watch will be maintained continuously so that the fallen firefighters will never be left alone until they are delivered to their families. Below is the procession passing North Ranch. |
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 Photo From North Ranch |
 Photo From North Ranch |
 Photo From Kathy Bross at North Ranch. |
 Photo From Kathy Bross at North Ranch. |
 Photo From Kathy Bross at North Ranch. |
 Photo From Kathy Bross at North Ranch. |
 Yarnall fire damage. |
St. Joseph's Shrine has been a place of peace, worship and reflection for 74 years, welcoming folks from all denominations from around the world. It is run and funded entirely by volunteers, who now hope that the public will rally together and help rebuild a place that has meant so much to so many. |
 Fire damage to St. Joseph's Shrine. |
A lightning-caused wildfire that erupted about 7:45 p.m. Saturday August 17 five miles east of the town of Yarnell grew to 850 acres by Wednesday morning and was 15
percent contained. Fire officials expected full containment of the fire by Friday. It is burning in brush and low trees in very rugged terrain with no road
access for firefighters who were being flown into the area by helicopter. The area is still trying to recover from the Yarnell Hill Fire that claimed the lives
of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, burned more than 100 homes and scorched 8,400 acres. |
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 About a month after the Yarnell fire. |
 Anouther lightning-caused fire breaks out. |
 What a bad smmer for Yarnell. |