Nineteen firefighters were caught by changing winds, and died.
The Prescott based Granite Mountain Hot Shots knew they were trapped and attempted a last ditch effort to dig themselves in under the flames, but did not survive.
They were one of the premier hot shot crews in the US.
Their loss is the worst fire fighter loss since 1933, when twenty-five were lost to the Griffith Park Fire, in California.
Lightning sparked the fire, on Friday, and it has burnt over eight thousand acres and two hundred structures, including homes.
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