I wrote here last week about the exclusions, the prejudices, the blinkered points of view that 'He had some athletic ability in him and he was a go-getter, too. is itself merely a one-sidedly useful artifice. 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. One widow, Juliann Ashcraft, decided to leave Prescott altogether to spare her four children the discomfort of whispers and glares. 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. complete the jobs that they have started. It turns out that, just a few weeks after the tragedy, one widow, That legal designation means that, despite Erics profound Yet it also offers a . 'Now I have four kids and myself, and I don't know what I'm going to do. wildland firefighters lost on June 30, 2013, the piece reads. These men burned alive trying to save a community. Around 10 a.m. Saturday, the Arizona State Forestry Division called in a pair of air tankers, a helicopter, some fire engines and a couple of hand crews. Not long after she saw the news report, Juliann Ashcraft opened her door to find a police officer outside. Each man's family prayed that their son-husband-brother had been the lucky one. 2023 Cond Nast. of ordinary family life that contrasts with Erics own. By 9:30 a.m., the Hotshots had reached their destination on the fire's south end, near the Glen Ilah subdivision, about a quarter mile from Yarnell. The 19 remaining Hotshots were deploying their emergency fire shelters lightweight cocoons made of reflective material intended as a firefighter's last resort. Now Roxanne was headed to the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District station, near the first fire she had confronted since then. Maybe, he hoped, his friends would walk out of that smoke at any minute. and how narrow narrative designs are methods for keeping uncomfortable 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. The fires have burned 191,000 acres and claimed at least thirty-one lives, and more destruction may be yet to come. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Juliann Ashcraft said she is desperate for help. As depicted in the movie, nineteen of the twenty members of Billie Grace was 10 months old when they moved in, just the two of them, with the sorrow of their loss. Andrew Ashcraft was only in his third season with the Hotshots, but he'd been working toward the job for years. 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)! Billie Grace is headstrong and independent. While her husband was on a break during the early stages. While his love affair with firefighting predated his romance with Juliann, there was no question which passion burned hotter. July 2, 2013 12 AM PT. She responded by asking whether he and his crew would be sleeping in the field that night. In 2015, Roxanne Preston, whose hotshot husband Billy Warneke was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013, joinedJuliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew, also was killed,and Andrews mother, Deborah Pfingston, to form a non-profit advocacy group. influence.). As a municipal company, the She is Roxanne Preston now, having married a man named Harry Preston last summer. Security fears after YouTuber managed to tape phone to 'Petrified' student, 20, inspects her room every night after she was rushed to hospital when a spider bite Six people die, including three children, when their throats are sliced by KITE STRINGS at Indian festival. Autopsies of the 19 firefighters have been conducted, and an investigation into what happened here begun. "The city has fully complied with all of the laws and employment policies that direct survivor benefits," the statement said. In short, Only the Brave comes off as 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. Published: 14:36 GMT, 6 August 2013 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 6 August 2013. largeas anything in the movie. They were heroes in our home, they were heroes in our community," she said. "We're coming down to the fire.". form; as is, the nostalgic virtues of its classical storytelling, with couples stifled conflicts burst forth with some trenchant writing Because even though Billie Grace never got to meet her father, Roxanne wants her to remember him. Death toll: The Yarnell wildfire is the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. for at least 30 years. Together, the four of them are making a life together. "We've got a great crew," the 27-year-old father of two young girls said. A couple of miles away, Colleen Turbyfill was scanning Facebook when a news alert popped up about a Hotshot crew. she told the Today show early last month as she struggled to hold back the tears. 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In 1990, she married Travis' father and adopted the precocious little boy who, even then, knew what he wanted to be one day. decisions that go into the composition and the telling of stories have a 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. For now, these towns and these families can only grieve, and begin planning for funerals. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. They got on the road, leaving baby Owen at home with a sitter. the rugged, volatile, insightful, deeply capable superintendent of a 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. She told the Today show how, apart from his family, fighting fires with the Granite Mountain Hotshots was his life. It was approaching 5 p.m., and the winds were now coming from the north at 26 mph, with gusts to 43 mph. Another board member, Wade Ward of the Prescott Fire Department, said the question was difficult because "everything that we've gone through and continue to go through is unprecedented. discipline and the book studies and becomes an integral part of the Mr. From his lookout post, McDonough saw the shift in winds and the fire suddenly coming toward him. "And I knew I had to get out.". during previous hearings where benefits were awarded to three other The comments below have not been moderated. a supervisor asked him. Ashcraft's widow, Juliann Ashcraft, who has been the most prominent family member fighting to win full benefits for the families of the seasonal Hotshots, didn't testify at the hearing, but she was present for the vote and could be seen crying as the board sided with her, the local Prescott ENews website reported. She doesn't want the smell of smoke to ever make her feel the way her mother did for so long. Back in Prescott, Juliann Ashcraft was watching television with her children Ryder, 6; Shiloh, 4; Tate Andrew, 2; and Choice, 1. "This is my lunch spot," he wrote beneath a photo of hard-hatted firefighters sitting on boulders, watching smoke rise on the horizon. United States; nothing at all suggests that Prescott may have been 'I asked, "Will you be sleeping out there tonight?"' For a long time, Roxanne didnt understandeither, how a highly qualified crew, well-trained and disciplinedby all accounts, with a lookout and regular protocols, could have found itself trapped in a canyon with no way out. Please enter valid email address to continue. What you got was anger that only fostered more anger that has lasted to this day.. "News?? Relatively little has been known about the Presidents father, whose story reveals a familys fraught relationship with money, class, and alcohol. Only the Brave about Prescotts point of pride that the Granite They remove brush, trees and anything that might burn in the direction of homes and cities. Not only had it been the deadliest wildfire ever in Arizona, it was one of the worst in the United States. (It 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. Juliann found some comfort in that, and also in learning that her husband and his friends were never left alone. Juliann Ashcraft insists that her husband was a full-time employee; she has hired a lawyer and is pondering a lawsuit over the issue, KPHO reports. Whats 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. She calls Harry Daddy Hop, a nickname from his initials. 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. The fire that swept over the Granite Mountain Hotshots left Juliann Ashcraft a widow. These are people who risk their own lives every day," Roxanne said. 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. Holding back tears, Juliann Ashcraft described text messages and photos she and her husband exchanged just before he died.Nineteen men, members of an elite "Hotshot" team, died Sunday battling the out-of-control wildfire Sunday outside Yarnell, Ariz. It was about 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013 when Juliann Ashcraft started getting alarming phone messages from friends. required to face danger practically and get the job done. Mr Ashcraft also sent his wife a picture of their view of the smoke and flames from his team's lunch spot on Sunday, and Juliann said that she was not particularly concerned when she saw it. They died together. Roxanne buried Billy in the veterans sections of a cemetery in Marana, with full military honors, not far from where they lived. 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. Now the fire had shut down that route. This day, so far, had been different. They focus on safety for wildland firefighters, lobbying for policy changes and independent investigations. received by the families of permanent or full-time employees. "It's a whole different animal with them," said Christian, whose crew had been dispatched last Sunday to help fight the fire. Harry is an ex-Marine with friends who are firefighters, so he, too, was tracking the fire. First published on August 5, 2013 / 7:54 PM. Because shewants her daughter to respect fire, to be mindful of it, but not to be afraid. 'He was the most amazing man,' she said. Jan. Juliann said she sent her husband a photo of their four children, all under 6, swimming. Across from the Granite Mountain crew's headquarters in downtown Prescott, a chain-link fence has become a makeshift shrine. At the time, Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said the 19 firefighters were a part of the city's fire department. regarding themand about their locale and American times at She was named Billie Grace, for her father. Hes the one who noticed a banner hanging high up on the brick wall inside the fire station and pointed it out to Roxanne. With their deaths, the department lost 20 per cent of its members. If you hear anything please let me know. Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Bob Christie in Phoenix, and Tami Abdollah and Brian Skoloff in Prescott. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. But answers aren't expected still for months. 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'd been just 4 years old when he literally burst into her life. 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. These men worked together," she said. In 2015, Roxanne had joinedJuliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew, also was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, and Andrews mother, Deborah Pfingston, to formthe Wildland Firefighter Guardian Institute, a non-profit advocacy group. Officials have called the fire the worst wildland tragedy in 80 years. YARNELL, Ariz. There's one room in Juliann Ashcraft's home that serves a solemn, almost sacred purpose. We grieve for the city,' he said at a news conference on June 30. Brave, released last Friday, is among the more noteworthy recent . Roxanne would take her daughter to Billys grave with flowers and his dog. Read more here. Money Splits a City Still Mourning Its Firefighters, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/us/money-splits-a-city-still-mourning-its-firefighters.html. surges to the surface of the action only very late in the film, when the His new family refused to leave her behind. Overwhelmed with gratitude for the strangers who sent . Helicopters circled the area in an attempt to douse the flames. 2 status. Much is made in Zak's mother smiled. In the months after the fire, there would be an investigation. She and Billy used to go to nearby Patagonia often, to hike and fish, taking State Highway 83. Everybody fighting the fire are Daddy Billys friends. Her husband was in his third season with the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew out of Prescott, Arizona. Heartbroken: Juliann Ashcraft, cries alongside her father Tom Ashcraft outside of the Granite Mountain Hotshot fire station in Prescott on Monday July 1, Struggle: Juliann Ashcraft, left, will only get a one-off payment of $328,000 and workers' compensation. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. ", At 7:28, Colleen typed: "Heard there is a crew trapped surrounded by fire. City officials declined multiple requests for an interview, but Monday they sent a statement. "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," she said. So Roxanne still follows the progress of fires online, like she used to when Billy was on the job. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. At 7:25 p.m., Colleen grabbed her phone and texted Travis' wife, Stephanie. for anyone who has read anything about the real-life Granite Mountain When last he looked, McDonough's lookout position had already burned over in the flames. possibility that there might be anyone besides white people in Prescott). The City of Prescott now claims he was a seasonal worker, despite him . Roxanne picked up Billie Grace and showed it to her. In June 2013, when the fire swept through Yarnell, Roxanne was pregnant with their first child, a daughter, born six months after Billy died. (Some ", "I want to be a fire man," he wrote. Prescott stood united; millions of dollars in donations poured in for the surviving families to help pay for things like groceries, mortgages and counseling. She told her husband how much she wished he could be there, watching the drops fall with her and the kids. Watch: Hotshots training unveiled in 60 Minutes report. 'And of course there was no reply and they all laid out there that night.'. A week later, the fire these men died fighting burns on, although it is almost fully contained. 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. 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. Gov. Ashcraft's plans may soon include a lawsuit against the city. 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. and raises be delayed for another year because of what the deaths had no more room for discussions between Eric and Amanda about the PRESCOTT, Ariz. Before dawn, Juliann Ashcraft kissed her husband goodbye as he left . Billy had served four years in the Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. 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. Thats for your daddy, she told her. offers a vision of sentimental unity for the common good in a town where Only the She breathedin and waited for the panic. "Very few people do exactly what they do.". All 19 Hotshot families will receive worker's compensation and a one-off federal payment of $328,000. Juliann Ashcraft, widow of Andrew Ashcraft, who was one of the 19 firefighters who died while battling the Arizona wildfire on Sunday, spoke to "Today" about the final text messages she exchanged with her husband. 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. I dreamed of Daddy Billy.. Hot shots involved". (Of course, he and Donut 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. The movie also gives both men a foil. The But in rugged, hilly terrain like that where the Hotshots were working, any thunder activity or downdrafts can cause winds to shift and flames to shoot in all directions, fire experts say. displays of the arts peculiarities and pitfalls. The action of Only the Brave is centered on Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin), Yes, Roxanne told her. second-in-command, Jesse Steed (James Badge Dale), who provides a model delivered with familiar histrionics.) His sister contends he belongs to her alone. It was 20 percent contained and awind had kicked up. Juliann Ashcraft lost her husband, Andrew . The burly engine man based out of Flagstaff, Ariz., clambered up a small rise of river rock to clip one of his department's T-shirts to the fence. Vote here and tell us why, Do not sell or share my personal information. Though next-door to national forestland that regularly sees fire activity, this particular area had not burned in some 40 years and was deep into a drought making it far more susceptible to fire. watched the movie, I felt that something was missing (including the It cost about $320. 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. There, officials gave some details of what had happened. firefighters courage and self-sacrifice. is the sole survivor. 'That's what it takes. Juliann Ashcraft was swapping texts with her firefighter husband, who was off battling the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. Students step up to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities. 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. Her mother doesn't hold back though. Juliann told "Today" that Andrew replied . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. At one point, Roxanne noticed that the Sawmill Fire had doubled in size overnight. "They loved what they did. Andrew Ashcraft's widow wept in the audience as the Prescott, Ariz., retirement board decided her family deserved full-time survivor payments. but something troubled in their past shadows their daily lives. Wednesdays lawsuit by the families, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, offers one possibility: A back burn ignited by Yavapai County Fire District crews essentially, a fire set on the vegetation that stands in the path of the coming flames, as a means of starving the flames of fuel may have critically impaired the Hotshots position, perhaps trapping them or feeding the conflagration. Off in the distance, from behind a ridge line, billowed a sickly, blackish-brown plume spreading like a bruise across the graying sky. Hotshots, heroic fighters of wildfires in Arizona. As a teenager, he attended fire camps. 'The best person I know. stretched out over more than 40,000 acres. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. Stephanie replied. dollars in damages.) She was eating pizza with friends when the boy rushed up to her and asked if she could sew a button back on his shirt. Roxanne recognized the hotshot crews called into help, including Blue Ridge from Happy Jack. Roxanne told them about the non-profit group. Still, at first, officials determined this blaze to be small, posing no immediate threat to Yarnell's 700 residents. Juliann met with families of two Beartown firefighters from Michigan who were killed and another half dozen who were injured in an accident on their way to the Box Canyon wildfire in Utah last summer. We just lost 19 of the finest people you'll ever meet.'. The 4-1 vote came at the same time that an army of Hotshots from around the West was returning to the area to battle a fire near Slide Rock State Park less than 100 miles from where their 19 Granite Mountain colleagues died. home town. Ashcraft twice. Holding back tears, Juliann Ashcraft described text messages and photos she and her husband exchanged just before he died. Only the Brave ties the characters private lives to their work lives She tells peopleRoxanne was a lot like that as a child. IE 11 is not supported. ', Of his team, she added: 'They loved what they did. Roxanne remembered how Billy and the other firefighterstired of MREs and protein bars. belongs in a movie by dint of its chosen subject or characters. 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 . Juliann Ashcraft said her husband took on a new position as "lead saw" this season and that crew chief Eric Marsh, who also died in the fire, had pursued benefits for him. All rights reserved. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. fool, getting into fights, getting arrested, getting kicked out of his Following standard procedure, they also mapped out an escape route. One widow, Juliann Ashcraft, decided to leave Prescott altogether to spare her four children the discomfort of whispers and glares. Whats the point of living a life if you arent happy?. You should have seen the appreciation in their eyes and also the empathy, she said. She wants Billie Grace to meet people who did the work her father did. Nothing of the sort is even hinted at in Only the Brave. The movie has Andrew Ashcraft, 29, was dad to four kids. They live in that same house, built by her community, an American flag still flying out front, a play fort in the backyard now. It still did not look as catastrophic as it turned out to be, but it was interesting to have that perspective, to know what life was like for him on the fire lines and know what he risked day in and day out.. 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. Ashcraft did not think it would be this much of an issue. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Your Daddy Billy came to visit you? Harry asked. Outside of the love he shared for his family members, hotshot firefighting was his life, his wife said. One of the family's good friends is a fire chief back in Phoenix. ", "I make my best decisions on my knees, and that's where I made this one," Ward said. 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