Christopher Mackenzie Hot Shot

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.

Christopher mackenzie hot shot.

Before working for the prescott fire department chris worked for the bureau of land management on engine and helicopter crews and for the u s. Granite mountain hot shot firefighters. When the hotshots came to drink in groups as they often did on rare days off bartender jeff bunch. Granite mountain hotshots at the alligator juniper they saved during the doce fire.

Hotshots 19 honors the memory of these 19 heroes. Chris mackenzie photographer and eric marsh are not pictured. The hotshots were drinking at the whiskey row pub a dive in prescott s historic downtown according to 2013 story in outside magazine. The park located at the site where the firefighters died is accessed by a.

Eric marsh. The park opened on november 30 2016 and had over 18 000 visitors in its first year. The hot shot s prayer was read aloud during mackenzie s service. Yarnell hill fire fallen remembered.

Christopher alan mackenzie christopher alan mackenzie was born on september 12 1982 in fontana california. When i am called to duty lord. Forest service on engine and hotshot crews in 2010 chris was invited by one of his former. On june 30 2013.

Hotshots 19 6 rounds for time 30 squats19 power cleans 135 lbs 95 lbs 7 strict pull upsrun 400 meters on june 30 2013 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots firefighting team tragically lost their lives while fighting a fire in yarnell az. The tree is believed to be the world s oldest and largest alligator juniper. Granite mountain hotshot christopher mackenzie shot these last two video clips shortly after 4 00 p m. I recognize andrew ashcraft and brendan mcdonough bottom 2nd and 3rd from left.

These included zuppiger christopher mackenzie and the crew s sole survivor brendan mcdonough.