Yarnell Hill Fire and Hotshots' Actions Highlighted in Video

Along with the report on the Yarnell Hill Fire, investigators also released a video in an attempt to explain what happened.Like the report, the video doesn't answer all the questions surrounding the deaths of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, but it is a pretty good visual representation of how the...

By Matthew Hendley

September 30, 2013

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Along with the report on the Yarnell Hill Fire, investigators also released a video in an attempt to explain what happened.

Like the report, the video doesn't answer all the questions surrounding the deaths of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, but it is a pretty good visual representation of how the fire spread, how the crew got trapped, and some of the events that led up to that.

See also:
-Yarnell Hill Fire Report: No Problems in Deaths of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots
-Hotshots Never Should've Been Deployed, Mounting Evidence Shows

You can see that video below:

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