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Yarnell Hill Fire 10th anniversary June 30 2023

FILE - A wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz., June 30, 2013. Friday, June 30, 2023, marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central Arizona crew. The city of Prescott, Ariz., and neighboring town of Yarnell are honoring the Granite Mountain Hotshots with public events, including 19 bell tolls. A mural honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire can be seen on a building in Prescott, Arizona, on June 30, 2023, the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. A mural honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire can be seen on a building in Prescott, Arizona, on June 30, 2023, the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. A mural honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire can be seen on a building in Prescott, Arizona, on June 30, 2023, the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. FILE - Signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial at the fire station, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., where an elite team of firefighters was based. Nineteen of the 20 members of the team were killed June 30, 2013, when a wildfire suddenly swept toward them in Yarnell, Ariz. Friday, June 30 marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed the 19 members the central Arizona crew. The city of Prescott and neighboring town of Yarnell, Ariz., are honoring the Granite Mountain Hotshots with public events, including 19 bell tolls. FILE - Donna Chamblee, front left, and Nicole Fought, front right, hold signs July 2, 2013, on the football field at Prescott High School in Prescott, Ariz., during a vigil for 19 firefighters killed June 30, 2013, while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. Friday, June 30, 2023, marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central Arizona crew. The city of Prescott and neighboring town of Yarnell, Ariz., are honoring the Granite Mountain Hotshots with public events, including 19 bell tolls. yarnell hill fire anniversary Yarnell Hill tragedy memorial parade march "We owe so much to these 19 men for protecting our community from danger," Governor Katie Hobbs said at the event. (KTAR News photo/Jeremy Schnell)