Granite Mountain

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office report describes Granite Mountain deployment site

November 7, 2013 By John Dougherty Leave a Comment

The complete YCSO report describing the Granite Mountain Hotshots’ deployment site is here.

Granite Mountain Hotshot crew sent to Yarnell fire on scheduled day off

August 23, 2013 By John Dougherty Leave a Comment

By John Dougherty

The Granite Mountain Hotshots’ regularly scheduled day off was Sunday, June 30, the day the crew was dispatched to Yarnell and 19 of its 20 members were killed by a wildfire, newly released federal records show.

When Granite Mountain reported to Yarnell it was the 28^th day that month the crew had been on duty, according to the records released by the state Forestry Division in response to an Arizona Public Records Law request filed by InvestigativeMEDIA. [Read more…]