Prescott 19 Hotshots Brendan McDonough Book Signing
Enjoy the video below!
Brendan McDonough reads an excerpt in the video above from his book, My Lost Brothers (now re-titled Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
.) As well as his memoir, t’s a beautiful tribute to our Prescott 19, killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013.
The Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshots Crew, based in Prescott, Arizona, were a unique firefighting unit that are now forever remembered by how they lost their lives.
Brendan McDonough reading excerpt from his memoir at The Peregrine Book Company in Prescott, Arizona on May 14, 2017.
Brendan McDonough Book Signing at The Peregrine Book Company in Prescott, Arizona on May 14, 2017.
“It wouldn’t have been the same in Phoenix or in San Diego or anywhere else because this is our town. This is where we come from and we don’t let people forget the ones we love. Not my brothers, not our veterans, not our police, not our fire, not EMS – our town doesn’t let people forget.”
– Brendan McDonough
- Andrew Ashcraft, 29
- Robert Caldwell, 23
- Travis Carter, 31
- Dustin DeFord, 24
- Chris MacKenzie, 30
- Eric Marsh, 43
- Grant McKee, 21
- Sean Misner, 26
- Scott Norris, 28
- Wade Parker, 22
- John Percin, Jr. 24
- Anthony Rose, 23
- Jesse Steed, 36
- Joe Thurston, 32
- Travis Turbyfill, 27
- William Warneke, 25
- Clayton Whitted, 28
- Kevin Woyjeck, 21
- Garret Zuppiger, 27
Lone survivor: Brendan McDonough, 21
Lived in Prescott and loved it and were there when the 19 heroes fell. We knew 3 of them!! Had to move to MI, but our hearts are still in Prescott!!
Thanks for sharing, Dean! Who were the 3 that you knew? They’re all always in our hearts here in Prescott.