Juliann Ashcraft's husband was among the 19 firefighters who were killed five weeks ago while battling a huge blaze in Yarnell, AZ the deadliest wildfire of the past 80 years. Then his cellphone rang. Enter your email to receive updates on our LDS Living content, 2022 LDS Living A Division of Deseret Book Company. I wrote here last week about the exclusions, the prejudices, the blinkered points of view that His sister contends he belongs to her alone. A municipal firefighter, in the common use of that term, is not a wildland firefighter: Its the red truck guy, Mr. Paladini told the board, composed of four members, including two members of the Prescott Fire Department, whose Wildland Division employed the fallen firefighters, and the citys mayor, Marlin Kuykendall. City officials declined multiple requests for an interview, but Monday they sent a statement. influence.). 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. 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. Now the fire had shut down that route. the company died, on June 30, 2013, while fighting a wildfire, and Donut In the months that followed, tributes on storefronts, on bumper stickers and along the mesh-iron fence surrounding Station 7, the firefighters home base stood as glaring reminders of a tragedy no one here has forgotten. "too bad lunch was an MRE," the text concluded. Drivers could only need an MOT every two years under new government plans to save owners money - despite How much will YOUR broadband go up in price? life at large, or even into the life that surrounds them in their own discipline and the book studies and becomes an integral part of the A widow whose husband was killed courageously fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona five weeks ago is being denied the lifetime benefits she was counting on to raise the couple's four young children alone. There was a critical time period when I feel that if the city officials had shown a little bit of heart, a certain amount of caring, they could have resolved the differences, but they turned their backs on families, Dan Fraijo, Prescotts fire chief at the time of the Hotshots deaths, said in an interview. "I know that you love it," she told him. Her husband, Andrew, 29, was a former rookie of the year on the team and the father of four children, all younger than the age of 6. Hot shot crews are elite firefighters who often hike for miles into the wilderness with chain saws and backpacks filled with heavy gear to build lines of protection between people and fires. The lone no vote came from Prescott Mayor Marlin Kuykendall, who said he shared everyone's sympathy for the surviving families but felt he needed more time to wade through the relevant laws and statutes governing firefighters' retirement benefits. All rights reserved. They made their way there on back roads. Whats the point of living a life if you arent happy?. . As a teenager, he attended fire camps. Only the 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. 'He was the most amazing man,' she said. 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. The rich in wry humor and lived-in wisdom), vouches for them to the mayor nonfiction account in GQ by Sean Flynn (and co-produced by Cond Nast At 43, the North Carolina native was the oldest member of the Hotshot team and its founder. peoplewhite peoplego out of their way to help each other. Billie Grace grinned. Only the Brave ties the characters private lives to their work lives Watch: Hotshots training unveiled in 60 Minutes report. President Obama called the firefighters heroes and highly skilled professionals who 'put themselves in harm's way to protect the lives and property of fellow citizens they would never meet.'. The highly-skilled team was overtaken by a fast-moving blaze stoked by hot winds on Sunday. firefighters courage and self-sacrifice. 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. Ashcraft launched an online petition at Change.org asking the city of Prescott to "immediately approve Andrew Ashcraft's benefits that will provide a secure future for his wife Juliann, Ryder (6), Shiloh (4), Tate (3), and Choice (18 mo)." At the time this article was written, it had already garnered more than 65,000 signatures. The art of storytelling is treacherous, and the new film Only the He sent back a picture of the fire, which he described as wild, that would ultimately claim his life. 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. Missed: Juliann Ashcraft has received a rubber bracelet reading 'Be Good' that her husband was wearing when he died. Billie Grace is headstrong and independent. Boy, 15, is convicted of murdering software engineer who was stabbed in the chest after a row at an Asda Money saving guru Martin Lewis reveals easy FIRST step to clearing thousands of pounds in debt, Farmer, 71, who appeared on BBC documentary This Farming Life is killed by one of his own cows. Roxanne Warneke, riding shotgun, rolled down her window. That legal designation means that, despite Erics profound He insisted on tucking the children in each night and leading them in their prayers. or redistributed. Published: 14:36 GMT, 6 August 2013 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 6 August 2013. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 'They died heroes,' she told azcentral.com as she wept. "Yarnell," her daughter-in-law replied. So Roxanne still follows the progress of fires online, like she used to when Billy was on the job. A couple of firefighters approached the truck, curious how a civilian vehicle had gotten past the roadblocks. the outfit see him as physically and mentally unfit (they give him the "This is where people come to pay their respects.". Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. the film. are embodied in the storytelling methods of classic Hollywood movies, IE 11 is not supported. were killed fighting a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz. Vote here and tell us why, Do not sell or share my personal information. His new family refused to leave her behind. We grieve for the city,' he said at a news conference on June 30. and turned up an entire realm of activity thats integral to their lives They are happy. These are people who risk their own lives every day," Roxanne said. Back in Prescott, Juliann Ashcraft was watching television with her children Ryder, 6; Shiloh, 4; Tate Andrew, 2; and Choice, 1. Juliann Ashcraft's husband, Andrew, was one of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters who lost their lives when a fire they were battling suddenly changed direction and engulfed them. Stephanie replied. 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. Legal Statement. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lots of homes potentially at risk. Roxanne told them about the non-profit group. You could pretty much see, from young freshman all the way, he was going to be physically active. It claimed property as well as lives, destroying more than 100 homes. She said she learned of her husband's death while watching the news with their four children. employment status of the men under his command than it does for the I feel like we need to do something for these guys, she said. Some of the more vocal widows became the target of stinging criticism; in online forums and letters to the editors, people called them greedy, disgusting or worse. Juliann Ashcraft's husband, Andrew, was one of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters who lost their lives when a fire they were battling suddenly changed direction and engulfed them. Her husband, Andrew, 29, was a former rookie of the year on the team and the father of four children, all younger than the age of 6. Firefighter Joe Thurston. The criteria were the same as those applied regarding themand about their locale and American times at They remove brush, trees and anything that might burn in the direction of homes and cities. Juliann Ashcraft, 28, whose 29-year-old husband, Andrew, was among the Granite Mountain Hotshots members killed during the June 30 blaze, said she will receive workers' compensation and a. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Nineteen American flags were brought to the scene, one to be draped over each man's body. "They lived together, they fought fires together, and they died together doing what they loved.". "News?? Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. She told the Today show how, apart from his family, fighting fires with the Granite Mountain Hotshots was his life. Ashcraft did not think it would be this much of an issue. the house Billy had dreamed of, the one he promised Roxanne, was built by firefighters, friends and neighbors, and complete strangers, They focus on safety for wildland firefighters, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Dry grass near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the fast-moving blaze. CBS News obtained paperwork that shows Ashcraft did earn a full-time salary. "I want to be a fireman," Zak said. When Andrew was home, he was the center of the family. 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August 5, 2013 / 7:54 PM Overnight the blaze grew to 200 acres, and by Sunday morning officials were transitioning to a larger command team to oversee firefighting efforts and calling in more personnel. "Haven't heard from him all day. Ad Choices, The Familial Furies of Noah Baumbachs The Meyerowitz Stories, Harvey Weinstein and the Illusion of the Vulgar But Passionate Old-Hollywood Studio Boss, The Wildfires Ravaging Northern California. Last year, Deborah, who lives in Prescott, delivered fresh fruit and beef jerky to crews working on the Tenderfoot Fire in Yarnell. She responded by asking whether he and his crew would be sleeping in the field that night. yearning for a less complex and more homogeneous society that, I The 29-year-old former "rookie of the year" on the elite "Hotshot" team, was a father of four, all of whom are younger than 6 years old. Mr. Students step up to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities. 2023 Cond Nast. For more, click here or follow on Facebook. and how narrow narrative designs are methods for keeping uncomfortable It was unclear exactly how the crew became trapped. Harry stayed close to her. All rights reserved. 'As shocked as I was that my husband went to work and never came home, I'm equally shocked in how the city has treated our family since then,' Mrs Ashcraft, whose youngest child is just 18 months old, told CBS News. I was able to beat back the anxiety, she said. From ankle weights to a pilates kit, 12 expert-approved picks for your fitness routine. 'I asked, "Will you be sleeping out there tonight?"' The couple was still playful. David Wallace / The Arizona Republic via AP file, the local Prescott ENews website reported, less than 100 miles from where their 19 Granite Mountain colleagues died. After the viewing, prompted by curiosity, I looked (very fool, getting into fights, getting arrested, getting kicked out of his Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Strangely, he did not draw the typical red hook-and-ladder truck, but rather a pale green vehicle that closely resembles the type the Granite Mountain crew used. Andrew Ashcraft, 29, was dad to four kids. They reach out to firefighters and families who need support. Then he rode away with a firefighter from another Hotshot team. the firefighters. the orders of certified Type 1 (a.k.a. Over and over again, the radio crackled with a constant, heartbreaking summons: "Are you there Granite Mountain? Ashcraft's plans may soon include a lawsuit against the city. All rights reserved. Andrew had not made it. as the story, no prexisting idea or self-determined material that 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. 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. offers a vision of sentimental unity for the common good in a town where . 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At 7:25 p.m., Colleen grabbed her phone and texted Travis' wife, Stephanie. nickname Donut), but Donut masters the necessary tough physical 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. That afternoon Juliann texted to report that it was raining at their house in nearby Prescott. The City of Prescott is not named in this lawsuit, though it is named in a separate suit filed Wednesdayby Ms. Ashcraft, Ms. Warneke and Amanda Misner, another widow. The action of Only the Brave is centered on Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin), With that, their exchanges stopped. When it came time to vote on the benefits extension, his was the only dissenting vote. understanding of the best way to fight wildfires, his crew must follow As they unloaded the truck, Roxanne could smell the fire. At the time, Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said the 19 firefighters were a part of the city's fire department. Helicopters circled the area in an attempt to douse the flames. Blue Ridge had helped battle the blaze that killed Billy and the hotshot crew. In the months after the fire, there would be an investigation. YARNELL, Ariz. Juliann Ashcraft had just put the kids down for a nap when her cellphone buzzed. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Mac (Taylor Kitsch), a sexually crude and emotionally stunted colleague who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.. When Roxanne introduced herself to the firefighters at the station, she told them that her husband had been one of the 19 hotshots killed in the Yarnell fire. political, as Fernanda Santos reported in 2014, in the Times. 'We grieve for the family. about party identification or political campaignsat least as crucial Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. She and Billy used to go to nearby Patagonia often, to hike and fish, taking State Highway 83. They used to work with your Daddy Billy.. casually, just a few minutes click-around) at news about the Hotshots 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. Brave, released last Friday, is among the more noteworthy recent Final moments: Mrs Ashcraft shared the final image Andrew Ashcraft texted her before the 19 firefighters were killed by the flames, An honorary flagpole is shown at the site where the 19 firefighters died, The devastation has been described as a 'moonscape' after an inferno so intense that only the metal part of one chain saw was found, 'It still did not look as catastrophic as it turned out to be,' she said. July 2, 2013 12 AM PT. "I love what I do, and we're going to be OK.". Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Their focus is wildland firefighter safety:"We will champion firefighter safety through independent investigations, education and real life support for firefighter, family and the fire community.". She added that she had been sending him pictures of their children swimming that day, and how his daughter had commented that she wished he was there to see the thunder storm with them. To expand the content of Only the Brave would entail expanding its The fire has also destroyed an estimated 200 homes. "Welcome to Yarnell," he hollered facetiously. By nightfall, the fire was just 15 acres in size, though the town fire department warned residents: "Be on high alert if the wind changes direction.". precision of its form, giving rise to its emotional efficiency and After a two-day hearing, the retirement board of the city of Prescott voted to award the enhanced benefits to the family of Andrew Ashcraft, who perished last June along with 12 other seasonal or part-time members and six full-time members of the elite Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew in the largest loss of firefighters' lives since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Autopsies of the 19 firefighters have been conducted, and an investigation into what happened here begun. They talked about a freak storm, and said the men appeared to have done everything by the book. Yet as I telling residents and municipal workers that taxes might need to go up Meanwhile, a young man named Brendan McDonough (Miles Is humanity doomed? She has no interest in him or in his help raising the child; The blaze had ignited two days earlier with a lightning strike along the Date Creek Mountains above Yarnell. Brave is spare, clear, direct storytellingand the tightly bounded "We could really use some rain over here," he replied. Roxanne had married Billy in 2008, but they had known each other since high school. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. In 2015, Roxanne had joined Juliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew, also was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, and Andrew's mother, Deborah Pfingston, to form the Wildland Firefighter. You gotta be very physically fit, and you gotta like it, gotta like the hard work.'. The firefighters are, the lawsuit says, the brightest spot in this story of incompetent mismanagement.. At the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District station, Roxanne got out of the truck and introduced herself to the firefighters. members of the company, the sixteen whose characters arent developed in largeas anything in the movie. They hope to launch an accredited education program for wildland firefighters. for anyone who has read anything about the real-life Granite Mountain Her husband Andrew was 29 years old. Roxanne would take her daughter to Billys grave with flowers and his dog. She told her husband how much she wished he could be there,. stirring dramatization, directed by Joseph Kosinski, based on a The shocking treatment comes five weeks afterthe mother-of-four learned by watching the news that her firefighter husband had perished in the intense blaze that burned scores of homes to the ground. 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. Now she wondered if that were true. We love them.'. 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. He can be reached at features@ap.org. pregnant. And she wasglad she brought Billie Grace. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Juliann Ashcraft, widow of Andrew Ashcraft, one of the 19 fallen firefighters from the Yarnell Hill Fire, was one of the most outspoken proponents arguing that the 13 seasonal members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew deserved full-time benefits. surviving family members also sued the town for three hundred million They were heroes in our home, they were heroes in our community," she said. Billie Grace was 10 months old when they moved in, just the two of them, with the sorrow of their loss. 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