Christopher Mackenzie Granite Mountain

Granite mountain hotshot robert caldwell stands with a torch after lighting a backfire on the yarnell hill fire at 10 45 a m.

Christopher mackenzie granite mountain.

A cell phone belonging to granite mountain superintendent eric marsh and a functioning camera belonging to hotshot christopher mackenzie were with the men s bodies when they arrived at the. His read more. Chris lived in san bernardino for three years and then moved to hemet california. Read more sean michael misner read more jesse james steed the 19 hotshots read more.

Thurston read more anthony m. 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. Photo recovered from the personal camera of granite mountain hotshot christopher mackenzie following the horrific yarnell hill fire that killed 19 of the granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013. Yarnell hill fire fallen remembered.

Mackenzie like at least one other member of the granite mountain hotshots had followed his father into firefighting. Granite mountain hotshots eric shane marsh read more clayton thomas whitted read more travis carter read more christopher alan mackenzie read more joe b. On june 30 2013. 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.

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. Rose read more scott norris read more william howard warneke read more john joseph percin jr. Christopher alan mackenzie was born on september 12 1982 in fontana california. Chris mackenzie 30 grew up in hemet and sought to follow in his dad s footsteps.