In january 2013 chris started his third season as a lead crew member with the granite mountain hotshots out of the prescott city fire department in arizona.
Christopher mackenzie granite mountain hotshots.
Chris mackenzie 30 grew up in hemet and sought to follow in his dad s footsteps.
His father was retired cal fire captain michael mackenzie.
Christopher mackenzie was one of five california natives among the granite mountain hotshot firefighters who died in the catastrophic yarnell hills fire in central arizona.
Mackenzie then earned his way onto a blm helitack crew the mill creek hotshots based at highway 38 and bryant at the mentone yucaipa border and an engine crew at pinyon station 30 in riverside.