Christopher Mackenzie Hot Shot
The park located at the site where the firefighters died is accessed by a.
Christopher mackenzie hot shot. Granite mountain hotshot christopher mackenzie shot these last two video clips shortly after 4 00 p m. 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 alan mackenzie christopher alan mackenzie was born on september 12 1982 in fontana california. Chris mackenzie has been named as one of the granite mountain hotshots out of prescott arizona who was killed on june 30 battling a terrifying blaze in yarnell arizona reports the la times.
The hotshots were drinking at the whiskey row pub a dive in prescott s historic downtown according to 2013 story in outside magazine. Chris mackenzie photographer and eric marsh are not pictured. Yarnell hill fire fallen remembered. The tree is believed to be the world s oldest and largest alligator juniper.
The park opened on november 30 2016 and had over 18 000 visitors in its first year. 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. These are the last images of the hot.
Granite mountain hot shot firefighters. The hot shot s prayer was read aloud during mackenzie s service. Forest service on engine and hotshot crews in 2010 chris was invited by one of his former. Eric marsh.
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. When i am called to duty lord. Snapped by hotshot christopher mackenzie the photograph shows the wildland firefighters forming a human pyramid in front of a giant juniper tree near prescott that the crew had saved during the. On june 30 2013.
When the hotshots came to drink in groups as they often did on rare days off bartender jeff bunch.