Robert Caldwell Granite Mountain

The granite mountain hotshots were a unit of the prescott fire department.

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. Entering their sixth season the 2013 granite mountain inter agency hotshots became instructors at the arizona incident and management academy. The park opened on november 30 2016 and had over 18 000 visitors in its first year. He died with honor with his brothers in the line of duty with his boots tight on his feet.

Hampton funeral home handled arrangements. 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. He attended santa ynez high school where he played football and ran track. Caldwell was honored on the national fallen firefighters memorial in emmitsburg.

In memory of the granite mountain hotshots. 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. Sean michael misner was born april 8 1987 in goleta california. Arizona pioneers home new section y 20.

Granite mountain hotshots who died in the. From the age of 10 sean played football baseball and soccer. Prescott fire department granite mountain interagency hotshots. He received his emt from yavapai college and joined his cousin robert caldwell on the granite mountain hot shots in 2013.

The granite mountain hotshots were assigned to the yarnell hill fire in central arizona. Robert caldwell 23 was one of the granite mountain hotshots who died in the yarnell hill fire outside prescott arizona.