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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 193 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 193

Honoring the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot 
                                 Crew.

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                   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

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                               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;
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;
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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the memory of the fallen heroes of the Prescott 
        Fire Department's Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew;
            (2) extends its deepest condolences and sympathy to the 
        surviving families of the 19 firefighters lost in the line of 
        duty; and
            (3) commends the bravery and sacrifice made by these fallen 
        wildland firefighters in the service of their communities.
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