The smell of smoke could still make Roxanne panic. As a result of the dispute, there were two separate memorial services held for the fallen firefightersone organized by their union, one run by the city of Prescott. The tail credits state the names of the other Roxanne Warneke, riding shotgun, rolled down her window. yet is excluded from the movie, and that is at least as interesting The Hotshots, he said, were his heroes. 'I want to be able to just be mourning my husband, be supporting my children, be figuring out what our new normal is.'. She said she had been texting her husband throughout the day - with him telling her how much he loved and missed her, and how proud he was of their young children - until he abruptly stopped. The fire that swept over the Granite Mountain Hotshots left Juliann Ashcraft a widow. We just lost 19 of the finest people you'll ever meet.'. On the Fourth of July, firefighter Nik Christian stopped by to pay his respects. Ashcraft twice. But the smoke was so thick crews could only guess at where to drop their loads. All 19 Hotshot families will receive worker's compensation and a one-off federal payment of $328,000. She and Billy used to go to nearby Patagonia often, to hike and fish, taking State Highway 83. Harry wants to raise Billie Grace the way her father would have. "This is my lunch spot," he wrote beneath a photo of hard-hatted firefighters sitting on boulders, watching smoke rise on the horizon. Ariz. firefighters wife: They were heroes, battling the out-of-control wildfire Sunday. The comments below have not been moderated. Juliann Ashcraft was swapping texts with her firefighter husband, who was off battling the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. emphasis on Eric and Brendans personal lives. Hotshots. "I want to be a fireman," Zak said. With his widow weeping in the audience, city officials voted Thursday to award full survivor and retirement benefits to the family of one of the part-time Arizona Hotshot firefighters who died fighting the devastating Yarnell Hill Fire almost a year ago. Teddy bears, homemade banners, flower arrangements and fire department T-shirts from all over the country bake in the brutal summer sun. LDS widow talks about Ariz. firefighter husband on the 'Today' show, CBS news - Deseret News bonding (male bonding) thats part of the discipline and the teamwork Mr. form; as is, the nostalgic virtues of its classical storytelling, with Maybe, he hoped, his friends would walk out of that smoke at any minute. The father of four always seized every opportunity to call or text Juliann while out on a job even if it meant hiking to the top of a mountain to get a signal. The fire that swept over the Granite Mountain Hotshots left Juliann Ashcraft a widow. My Daddy Billy? Billie Grace asked. Stephanie replied. Juliann Ashcraft, a widow of a Granite Mountain Hotshot, said she left Prescott, Ariz., to spare her children the discomfort of whispers and glares. It didnt come. Helicopter crash near Ukraine kindergarten kills children and top officials, U.S. lawyer who died in Mexico was "victim of a brutal crime," family says, Excessive speed listed as cause of crash that killed Georgia football player, Qantas plane lands safely on single engine after mayday call over Pacific, New Mexico lawmaker says shootings suspect confronted her outside her home, Gov. Roxanne recognized the hotshot crews called into help, including Blue Ridge from Happy Jack. This day, so far, had been different. She said she learned of her husband's death while watching the news with their four children. 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Across from the Granite Mountain crew's headquarters in downtown Prescott, a chain-link fence has become a makeshift shrine. Juliann found some comfort in that, and also in learning that her husband and his friends were never left alone. As a Prescott fire official would later recount, McDonough told his team to contact him on the radio if they needed anything. The movie also gives both men a foil. The fire was sparked by a lightning strike on Friday and spread to at least 8,400 acres amid triple-digit temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions. Blue Ridge had helped battle the blaze that killed Billy and the hotshot crew. United States; nothing at all suggests that Prescott may have been They talked about a freak storm, and said the men appeared to have done everything by the book. Sean Kauffman, a former Granite Mountain Hotshot, paying his respects. His sister contends he belongs to her alone. She told the Today show how, apart from his family, fighting fires with the Granite Mountain Hotshots was his life. Less then two days after Andrew Ashcraft's life was taken, Juliann Ashcraft spoke about her husband and the other members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew. They fought fires together. who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar and George Santos receive House committee seats, Suspects sought in "massacre" at California home that left 6 dead. To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. When they were found on Sunday, all 19 shelters were deployed but some of the men's bodies were inside their individual shelters, while others were outside - indicating just how suddenly they were overcome by the flames. Are you there Granite Mountain?". Only the As they unloaded the truck, Roxanne could smell the fire. So Roxanne still follows the progress of fires online, like she used to when Billy was on the job. That Sunday, Granite Mountain Hotshot Brendan McDonough was the eyes for the other 19 assigned to a nearby hillside to provide reports to the crew and keep watch on "trigger points," locations that when reached or crossed by a fire dictate a move to safer ground. They said it responded to the fire unthinkingly and incompetently, failing to stop it when it was still small, and then scrambling to catch it just as a storm tore through the area on June 30, 2013, fanning the flames that eventually trapped the Hotshots. Outside of the love he shared for his family members, hotshot firefighting was his life, his wife said. Another, Roxanne Warneke, who lives just outside Tucson, has chosen to stay away, secluding her grief to the unfinished mobile home she shares with the baby girl her husband, Billy, never had a chance to meet. Firefighter Joe Thurston. The criteria were the same as those applied The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. second-in-command, Jesse Steed (James Badge Dale), who provides a model You gotta be very physically fit, and you gotta like it, gotta like the hard work.'. Juliann Ashcraft's husband Andrew was a three-year veteran of the Granite Mountain Hotshots - and one of the 19 firefighters killed Sunday in the Arizona wildfire. She never took her eyes off his casket until it was lowered into the ground. Students step up to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities. It was upgraded from a Type 2 fire to Type 1, the most complex. Hotshots widows have faced over health insurance, taxes, labor law, and the firefighters. When some of the widows sought the benefits Andrew Ashcraft, 29, was dad to four kids. Then Willis ended the conversation the way he does anytime he's speaking to a firefighter. At the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District station, Roxanne got out of the truck and introduced herself to the firefighters. Southwest incident team leader Clay Templin said the team and its commanders were following safety protocols, but it appears the fire's erratic nature simply overwhelmed them. Whats The boys have visited stations and gotten to climb on the engines. But being the wife of a firefighter is like becoming part of a family. That fire had threatened her own parents' home nearby. possibility that there might be anyone besides white people in Prescott). For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 2023 Cond Nast. Once known as "Rich Hill" for the acres of gold nuggets discovered by prospectors in the 1860s, the town lies 80 miles northwest of Phoenix at 4,800 feet above sea level, leading to the motto, "Where a Desert Breeze Meets the Mountain Air.". It was unclear exactly how the crew became trapped. CBS News has seen paperwork showing Mr Ashcraft did infact earn a full-time salary as a firefighter for the city of Prescott. Soon, Lawton's casual mood turned dark when a neighbor reported that town evacuations were underway. Juliann Ashcraft, an LDS wife and mother, appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday morning to discuss her husband, who's been hailed as a hero, two days after learning of his death. Our kids will remember them as heroes as well.. required to face danger practically and get the job done. "I think I will be down there for a while on this one," 29-year-old Ashcraft had told his wife via text. David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic, via Associated Press. Roxanne remembered how Billy and the other firefighterstired of MREs and protein bars. These men worked together," she said. As they left the fire station, Roxanne washappy they made the trip. Now she wondered if that were true. Officials have called the fire the worst wildland tragedy in 80 years. Only the Brave about Prescotts point of pride that the Granite A cursory search for one of them, Joe Thurston, turned up a Prescott News article from June 7, 2016, headlined Prescott Approves Survivor Benefits for Widow of Wildland To expand the content of Only the Brave would entail expanding its attempting to get that honor on the cheap. "And I knew I had to get out.". Market data provided by Factset. On Wednesday, 12 of the 19 families sued the state, its forestry division and the incident commanders in charge when and before the deaths occurred, pushing to find out how a seemingly routine assignment could have gone so wrong for an elite group of wilderness firefighters, the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Ashcraft's plans may soon include a lawsuit against the city. In fact, he was one of 19 wildland firefighters who died in the line of duty that day, with just one member of the crew surviving. Hes the one who noticed a banner hanging high up on the brick wall inside the fire station and pointed it out to Roxanne. "But I hate it now.". With their deaths, the department lost 20 per cent of its members. As the bodies of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were recovered, it emerged that the team's 20th member survived as he was moving the crew's truck when the flames overcame his comrades. about party identification or political campaignsat least as crucial Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Nineteen of the crews 20 members deployed their fire shelters a thermal capsule of sorts that is meant to protect them from intense heat, but not direct contact with flames on a brush-choked basin at the foot of a mountain, after leaving a spot up above that the fire had already scorched. the outfit see him as physically and mentally unfit (they give him the Billie Grace is headstrong and independent. "It was brown, then it was black, it then turned red and the flames topped the hill," Lawton would later recall. 'Quite literally, my bills are being paid by the good people of the world who are giving donations, because the city of Prescott isn't doing anything for us,' she told the TV station. "News?? Andrew Ashcraft, 29, of Prescott, Ariz., was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of 19 firefighters who died battling a fire that swept through Yarnell, Ariz., on Sunday. Faced with those facts, what mother, father, spouse or child wouldnt want further inquiry?, Dozens of homeowners and business owners in the old gold-mining village of Yarnell, which was partly charred by the blaze, also sued the states forestry agency this week. as the story, no prexisting idea or self-determined material that As a teenager, he attended fire camps. She said Wednesday that she would fight for. Andrew Ashcraft, 29, seen here with his wife, Juliann Ashcraft, was one of 19 elite "hotshot" firefighters killed in an Arizona wildfire this week. The fire had crept close to an area Roxanne knew well. Billy had served four years in the Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 'Now I have four kids and myself, and I don't know what I'm going to do. They are also receiving free tuition at Arizona universities for their children, in addition to private donations, which have surpassed $4 million, according to a recent tally by the 100 Club, a charity that benefits firefighters and public safety workers. disputes that arose after the tragedy and that drove the townseemingly Watch: Hotshots training unveiled in 60 Minutes report. Not this time. Worried sick. In high school, he'd spend hours after classes studying fire science. But answers aren't expected still for months. He was on a fire in Yarnell, a small town about 30 miles to the south, but there hadn't been a cause for concern. and exemplary a vision of contemporary American life as the tale of the He often asks Roxanne, What do you think Billy would want?. You should have seen the appreciation in their eyes and also the empathy, she said. Ashcraft, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was honored to be a member of the Hotshot crew, and 'he just had a really sweet spirit about him,' Elise Smith, a Prescott, Arizona, resident, told The Deseret News of Salt Lake City. In part, for that very reason, each crew always has at least one member serving as a lookout, stationed where he can watch the fire's behavior and radio changes in conditions to the team. couples stifled conflicts burst forth with some trenchant writing While her husband was on a break during the early stages of battling a massive fire on Sunday, Ashcraft said she texted pictures of their kids swimming. 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Juliann Ashcraft decided to leave Prescott altogether to spare her four children the discomfort of whispers and glares. 'And we'll miss them. Enter your email to receive updates on our LDS Living content, 2022 LDS Living A Division of Deseret Book Company. Do you or a loved one work for a Hotshot crew? "I know that you love it," she told him. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Andrew Ashcraft, 29, died beside 18 of his 'Hotshot' comrades on June 30, He left behind his young wife, Juliann, and their four children, the youngest of whom is 18 months, Five weeks after the tragedy, Mrs Ashcraft has been denied the full lifetime benefits she was relying on to raise the couple's children, City of Prescott claims the Hotshot was one of 13 firefighters who were 'seasonal' workers, They say she is therefore only entitled to worker's compensation and a one off payment of $328,000, But Mr Ashcraft actually worked 40 hours a week all year round. Jan. In 2015, she was caught off guard when she got a whiff of the Finger Rock Fire in Tucson from a distance and had a panic attack. were killed fighting a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz. wildfire-fighting outfit in Prescott, Arizona, thats relegated to Type 2023 www.azcentral.com. (It A team of investigators assembled by the forestry division, as well as the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has released reports on the deaths, though neither explains why the men abandoned the safety of the black, as burned areas in the wilderness are known, for the dangers of green land. Maybe, thought Willis, they're just out of radio contact. At the time, a weather station 6 miles away showed winds coming from the southwest at 10 mph. Some mornings she will come into the kitchen and stretch dramatically. I asked my daughter's teachers not to call her a boy they reported me to social services. For more, click here or follow on Facebook. It was everything to him. When last he looked, McDonough's lookout position had already burned over in the flames. Roxanne picked up Billie Grace and showed it to her. Juliann Ashcraft, an LDS wife and mother, appeared on the "Today" show and CBS news Tuesday morning to discuss her husband, who has been hailed as a hero. pregnant. the company died, on June 30, 2013, while fighting a wildfire, and Donut discipline and the book studies and becomes an integral part of the As depicted in the movie, nineteen of the twenty members of Chilling moment Plymouth gunman Jake Davison strolled along the road wielding shotgun as he murdered five People who drink alcohol more than once a WEEK are at higher risk of internet, gaming and exercise 'The tears, the time together lost': Kirstie Allsopp admits 'one of her greatest regrets' is forcing her Well, that fell a bit flat (white)! All 19 hotshot families will receive worker's compensation and a one-time federal payment of $328,000. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. telling residents and municipal workers that taxes might need to go up Juliann Ashcraft said she is desperate for help. 'We could sure use some rain over here,' he said. A 20-year-old mother placed her son for adoption. Donuts foil is wildland firefighters lost on June 30, 2013, the piece reads. yearning for a less complex and more homogeneous society that, I Juliann Ashcraft and her husband Andrew were twenty-somethings with four young children when he died in the line of duty in Prescott, Arizona on June 30, 2013. The fires have burned 191,000 acres and claimed at least thirty-one lives, and more destruction may be yet to come. Firefighters battling a blaze in Yarnell, Ariz., last year. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. "Very few people do exactly what they do.". Harry stayed close to her. Confused: Juliann Ashcraft, pictured, is fighting with the city of Prescott for the benefits she is being denied, Children: Mrs Ashcraft, pictured, was left to raise her four children alone. Mrs Ashcraft sobbed as she recounted the bravery of her beloved husband and his close unit of highly-trained 'hotshot' colleagues, who were overcome by the ferocious flames in Yarnell. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! passionate marriage with Amanda (Jennifer Connelly), a horse trainer, Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Then in the next breath he added, "I want to be Batman.". By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. When it came time to vote on the benefits extension, his was the only dissenting vote. People keep saying that were in it for the money, but what they dont understand is that we married our husbands when they had nothing, and wed give every penny weve received to have them back, Ms. Warneke said. Jake's 4-year-old brother, Zak, stopped at a circle of tiny toy firetrucks and pointed to one that looked like one of his own back home. As it stands, the city had entered only six of the Hotshots 19 fallen members into this system, or those who were considered full-time employees. / CBS News. It claimed property as well as lives, destroying more than 100 homes. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Harry loaded 20 cases of oranges and 16 bags of apples, about 350 pounds in all, onto a cart and then into their truck. The art of storytelling is treacherous, and the new film Only the In memory of 19 fire fighters, it said. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. truths offscreen in the interest of a so-called mainstream. 'I asked, "Will you be sleeping out there tonight?"' It had been almost four years since her husband, wildland firefighter Billy Warneke, was killed by a raging blaze in Yarnell. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Billie Grace grinned. nonfiction account in GQ by Sean Flynn (and co-produced by Cond Nast Now the fire had shut down that route. The local firefighters union said of the 13 hotshots denied full benefits, Andrew Ashcraft was the only one to work 40 hours a week year round. He listened intently as she recounted her dream. Click here to share your story. They made their way there on back roads. Andrew had not made it. "It's a whole different animal with them," said Christian, whose crew had been dispatched last Sunday to help fight the fire. 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