Sad day for firefighters

Slight update. 18 were firefighters and another body was found in the area.

Sad indeed. It's been all over my FB page. I have a few buddies that are Hotshots and go all over the place.

Goes to show just how dangerous their job is. My thoughts and prayers to their families.

Indeed...a truly sad day. My condolences to their families and friends.

Reports here say it was the entire team [19] - special firefighters who are usually choppered in or hike in... to inaccessible places.

One of the 'less appealing' things my end of the world shares with areas of the US.

Damn. These people keep us safe for very little pay and very little credit. They deserve far more respect than I could ever provide. My thoughts go out to their friends, colleagues, and family.

My heart felt sympathies to all the families of the Arizona firefighters. Unbelievable.. 

My thoughts go out to the families, this is very sad.

The latest on that is 18 from one crew, Granite Mountain Hotspot crew, and another fireman from another crew who may have been there to help out as one of the official members of that crew was assigned to another crew somewhere else.

Each and every day our friends, neighbors and relatives give up their lives to serve others without a thought as to what might happen to them. 

One of life's lessons.

It takes a special kind of bravery to face and fight the Hell on Earth that is a forest fire, in most cases to save the property of people the firefighters will never even meet. My condolences to their families and friends.

My thanks to those who continue to put everything on the line fighting fires everywhere, never knowing when the next fire may be their last . Most of them are volunteers.

Being a paramedic with a local fire department, this kind of tragedy really hits home each and every time.

My department suffered a line of duty death last year and it was really difficult to overcome for many of us. I cannot imagine what a loss of 19 would feel like. Rest in peace, brothers. You were all heroes and this world has suffered a loss in quality people.

Names of the fallen.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22736347/2013/07/01/names-of-firefighters-killed-in-yarnell-fire-released

it's kind of like... 'Extreme' firefighting... 

I watched a detailed report last night of just what they do...    Incredibly brave individuals... and so unselfish.... feel for their families and their communities...  nature is so harsh and fickle an enemy to fight...  

The Yarnell area is nasty. Lots of boulder hills. That is mounds of boulders stacked on one another. Makes for fun challenging climbing but not for fighting fires.

My thoughts and prayers to their families, too.

May they rest in peace.

http://ktar.com/287/1646183/Survivor-served-as-lookout-on-deadly-fire-

This poor man will have survivors guilt for a long time. My heart goes out to him as well.

Yeah, I heard about that one guy. I hope he does something monumental with his life. So then he can say that's why he alone was saved. {like surviving that isn't enough} My heart goes out to him and I wish him well.