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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 193 

Honoring the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot 

Crew. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10, 2013 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. FLAKE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain 

Interagency Hotshot Crew. 

Whereas, on June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters of the Prescott 

Fire Department’s Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Crew’’) 

gave their lives battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yavapai 

County, Arizona; 

Whereas the loss of these 19 brave men makes the Yarnell 

Hill Fire the deadliest wildfire in the history of the State 

of Arizona and the worst wildland firefighter fatality incident in the United States in 80 years; 

Whereas Eric Marsh, who was 43 years old and a native of 

Ashe County, North Carolina, served as the Crew’s superintendent; 

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Whereas Jesse Steed, who was 36 years old and a native of 

Cottonwood, Arizona, served as the Crew’s captain; 

Whereas Clayton Whitted, who was 28 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; 

Whereas Robert Caldwell, who was 23 years old, was a native 

of Prescott, Arizona, and was the cousin of Grant 

McKee, who also perished battling the Yarnell Hill Fire; 

Whereas Travis Carter, who was 31 years old, was a native 

of Prescott, Arizona; 

Whereas Christopher MacKenzie, who was 30 years old, was 

a native of Hemet, California; 

Whereas Travis Turbyfill, who was 27 years old, was a native 

of Prescott, Arizona; 

Whereas Andrew Ashcraft, who was 29 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; 

Whereas Joe Thurston, who was 32 years old, was a native 

of Cedar City, Utah; 

Whereas Wade Parker, who was 22 years old, was a native 

of Chino Valley, Arizona; 

Whereas Anthony Rose, who was 23 years old, was a native 

of Zion, Illinois; 

Whereas Garret Zuppiger, who was 27 years old, was a native of Phoenix, Arizona; 

Whereas Scott Norris, who was 28 years old, was a native 

of Prescott, Arizona; 

Whereas Dustin DeFord, who was 24 years old, was born in 

Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Ekalaka, Montana; 

Whereas William ‘‘Billy’’ Warneke, who was 25 years old, 

was a native of Hemet, California; 

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Whereas Kevin Woyjeck, who was 21 years old, was a native 

of Seal Beach, California; 

Whereas John Percin, Jr., who was 24 years old, was a native of West Linn, Oregon; 

Whereas Grant McKee, who was 21 years old, was a native 

of Newport Beach, California, and was the cousin of Robert Caldwell, who also perished battling the Yarnell Hill 

Fire; 

Whereas Sean Misner, who was 26 years old, was a native 

of Goleta, California; 

Whereas the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew 

was founded as a fuel mitigation crew in 2002, and, 

around 2008, became the first municipal hotshot crew in 

the United States; 

Whereas the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew 

was an elite ground firefighting crew, hailed from diverse 

backgrounds, and worked long hours in extreme environmental conditions while performing physically demanding 

fireline tasks; and 

Whereas, on July 1, 2013, the Governor of Arizona declared 

a state of emergency because of the Yarnell Hill Fire, by 

which date the fire had already burned approximately 

8,300 acres, threatened or destroyed hundreds of homes 

and other structures, and forced the evacuation of approximately 1,250 people: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the memory of the fallen heroes of 

3 the Prescott Fire Department’s Granite Mountain 

4 Interagency Hotshot Crew; 

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1 (2) extends its deepest condolences and sym2 pathy to the surviving families of the 19 firefighters 

3 lost in the line of duty; and 

4 (3) commends the bravery and sacrifice made 

5 by these fallen wildland firefighters in the service of 

6 their communities. 

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