Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| Firefighters embrace as a group during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring their 19 fellow firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters embrace as a group during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring their 19 fellow firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters gather during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring their 19 fellow firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of... (Associated Press) 
 
 Prescott and other area department firefighters embrace during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who were killed Sunday,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mourners stand as firefighters enter the gym for a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who were killed... (Associated Press) 
 
 James McNaughton plays "Amazing Grace" during a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew that were killed battling a wildfire, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz.... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mourners stand during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mourners seated in a section reserved for friends and family react during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mourners stand together during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mayer fire department chaplain Rev. Bob Ossler, reacts during a memorial service for 19 wildland firefighters, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. Nineteen Hotshot firefighters were killed on Sunday... (Associated Press) 
 
 A woman reacts as the national anthem is sung at the start of a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters are given a standing ovation as they enter the auditorium for a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/The... (Associated Press) 
 
 A firefighter hugs a friend during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who were killed Sunday, when an... (Associated Press) 
 
 Gina Martinez, center, and Chase Madrid, center right, comfort each other during a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew that were killed battling a wildfire, Monday,... (Associated Press) 
 
 A couple embraces during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters wait to go inside for a memorial service in Prescott, Ariz., Monday, July 1, 2013. The firefighters were honoring 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who were killed while battling an... (Associated Press) 
 
 A woman hugs a firefighter as they wait to go inside for a memorial service in Prescott, Ariz., Monday, July 1, 2013. The firefighters were honoring 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who were killed... (Associated Press) 
 
 Mourners embrace during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters... (Associated Press) 
 
 A mourner wipes her eyes during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters embrace during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring their 19 fellow firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of... (Associated Press) 
 
 Marsha McKee and Stanley Nesheim react during a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. McKee is the mother of one of the Hotshots... (Associated Press) 
 
 Marsha McKee and Stanley Nesheim react during a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. McKee is the mother of one of the Hotshots... (Associated Press) 
 
 Prescott and other area department firefighters embrace during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz., The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who... (Associated Press) 
 
 Firefighters embrace as a group during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., honoring their 19 fellow firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite... (Associated Press) 
 
 Claire Caldwell wipes tears from her eyes during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters who were killed... (Associated Press) ||||| The only member of a gutsy group of firefighters to survive a massive Arizona wildland blaze had been sent to move the crew’s truck when winds shifted and flames engulfed his colleagues. 
 
 The spared member of the elite Granite Mountain Hotshots crew, whose name has not yet been released, was said to be distraught and feeling guilty that he was alive and his 19 brothers were dead. 
 
 The horrific blaze burned down over 200 homes and caused over 1,000 people to evacuate. ( Rick Wilking / Reuters) 
 
 “We are devastated,” a shaken Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said. “We just lost 19 of the finest people you will ever meet. We’re going through a terrible crisis right now.” 
 
 William Warneke, 25, of the Granite Mountain Hotshots was among the 19 firefighters who died Sunday battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in in Prescott, Ariz. 
 
 Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer called the tragedy — the deadliest single day any U.S. fire department has suffered since the FDNY lost 343 firefighters on 9/11 — “as dark a day as I can remember.” 
 
 Jesse Steed, 36, of the Granite Mountain Hotshots was one of the 19 firefighters who died Sunday battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in in Prescott, Ariz. 
 
 The FDNY dispatched a five-member team to Arizona Monday morning to lend support to the firefighters still battling the out-of-control blaze, which has now burned 8,300 acres in rugged terrain 80 miles northwest of Phoenix. 
 
 John Percin, 24, of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, was among the firefighters who died Sunday battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in in Prescott, Ariz. 
 
 The doomed crew was battling on the front lines of the blaze outside the town of Yarnell in central Arizona on Sunday when they suddenly became boxed in by walls of flame rising 20 feet off the ground, officials said. 
 
 Jesse Steed, 36, far right, was among the Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives Sunday as they tried to battle a massive wildfire in Yarnell Hill, Ariz. 
 
 “They died heroes,” said a tearful Juliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew Ashcraft, 29, a father of four, was among the firefighters killed. “And we’ll miss them. We love them.” 
 
 Sean Misner, seen here with his wife Amanda, was among the Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives Sunday as they tried to battle a massive wildfire in Yarnell Hill, Ariz. Nineteen firefighters were killed. 
 
 Mike Reichling, spokesman for the Arizona Forestry Division, said the crew appeared to be following standard safety procedures when “they were caught in a very bad situation.” 
 
 Scott Norris was one of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives Sunday as they tried to battle a massive wildfire in Yarnell Hill, Ariz. 
 
 “This fire was very radical in its behavior, the fuels were very dry, the relative humidity was low, the wind was coming out of the south, it turned around on us because of monsoon action,” Reichling said. “That’s what caused the deaths, the change in the radical behavior of the burning fuels.” 
 
 Wade Parker lost his life Sunday along with 18 others who tried to battle a massive wildfire in Yarnell Hill, Ariz. 
 
 Officials said all of the firefighters deployed their emergency fire shelters — tent-like, heat-resistant shields normally used in a last-ditch effort to survive. 
 
 Shown is a Facebook photo of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crack team of firefighters trained to combat wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico. 
 
 “If it burns intensely for any amount of time while you’re in that thing, there’s nothing that’s going to save you from that,” said Prescott Fire Capt. Jeff Knotek. 
 
 Granite Mountain Hotshots member Chris Mackenzie was among 19 firefighters killed Sunday in wildfires in Yarnell, Arizona. (facebook) 
 
 The hotshot crews, usually made up of teams of 20, are known throughout the country for risking their lives in some of the most unpredictable and risky firefighting work imaginable. 
 
 Eric Marsh, 44, a graduate of Ashe Central High School in North Carolina, who was among 19 firefighters killed while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona on Sunday. He served as superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crack team of firefighters trained to combat wildfires, according to his father, John, of Prescott, Ariz. 
 
 The same hotshot squad was filmed by an Arizona State University student news crew in April, practicing using their shelters in a simulation of a fire like the one that took their lives. 
 
 Granite Mountain Hotshots member Travis Turbyfill , left, was among 19 firefighters killed Sundy in wildfires in Yarnell, Ariz. (facebook) 
 
 Eric Marsh, one of those who died, was filmed stressing the importance of training to the rookies in the elite unit. 
 
 Granite Mountain Hotshots member Chris Mackenzie was among 19 firefighters killed Sunday in wildfires in Yarnell, Ariz. (facebook) 
 
 “If we’re not actually doing it, we’re thinking and planning about it,” said Marsh, who was superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. 
 
 A wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz., on Sunday. A fire chief says the wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew near the town was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. The fire started with a lightning strike Friday and spread to 2,000 acres by Sunday amid triple-digit temperatures. (David Kadlubowski/AP) 
 
 “It’s not uncommon to have a rookie die,” said Marsh, chiding one for making a mistake in the training exercise. “Fake die, of course.” 
 
 American flags hang outside of the Granite Mountain Hotshot fire station in Prescott, Ariz. on Monday. Reinforcements poured in to battle a runaway wildfire, which quadrupled in size overnight after killing 19 firefighters in one of the worst such incidents in U.S.history. (Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images) 
 
 The names of Marsh, 43, the oldest of those killed, and his other fallen crew members were released Monday afternoon as flags in Arizona were ordered lowered to half-staff. 
 
 Cub Scout of America member Adam Higgins of Prescott, Ariz., leaves flowers at a memorial set up outside of Station 7, which had 19 of its firefighters perish battling a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., on Sunday. Station 7 has been the home of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew since 2010. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) 
 
 “They were heroes,” President Barack Obama said in a statement issued from Tanzania. “They were highly skilled professionals who, like so many across the country do every day, selflessly put themselves in harm’s way to protect the lives and property of fellow citizens they would never meet.” 
 
 Juliann Ashcraft, left, wife of fallen firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, cries alongside a friend outside the Granite Mountain Hotshots fire station in Prescott, Ariz. on Monday. The Yarnell Hill Fire — which killed all but one member of a 20-strong "hotshot" team — was the biggest loss of firefighters' lives since the Sept. 11 attacks, and the most from a U.S. wildfire in 80 years. (Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images) 
 
 It was the worst loss of life for a wildland firefighting crew in the U.S. since 29 died battling a blaze in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park in 1933. 
 
 Prescott, Ariz., Fire Chief Dan Fraijo confirms that 19 members of the city's Granite Mountain Hotshots team died while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on Sunday. (Les Stukenberg/AP) 
 
 Nancy Warneke said her grandson, Billy Warneke, 25, was among the courageous firefighters killed Sunday. A former Marine who served in Iraq, he leaves behind a pregnant wife. 
 
 This undated photo shows firefighter Kevin Woyjeck, right, and his father, Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Joe Woyjeck. Kevin Woyjeck, of Seal Beach, Calif., was one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots Crew who was killed Sunday above the town of Yarnell, northwest of Phoenix, in the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years. (AP) 
 
 “Even though it’s a tragedy for the whole family, he was doing what he loved to do,” Nancy Warneke told The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif. 
 
 Firefighter Anthony Rose, 23, leaves behind a fiancée, Tiffany Hettrick, who is nearly eight months pregnant. 
 
 “I just pray for all of them that are going through this,” Hettrick’s mother, Theresa Mooney, told reporters outside her home in Racine, Wis. 
 
 One of the youngest firefighters to die was Kevin Woyjeck, 21, the son of a Los Angeles County fire captain. 
 
 “He wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps,” said Russell Nighswonger, 20, Woyjeck’s former high school track teammate. 
 
 Firefighter Chris MacKenzie, 29, was also the son of a firefighter, who started his career at the U.S. Forest Service in 2004 before moving to the Prescott Fire Department in 2011. 
 
 MacKenzie’s friend and former roommate, Dav Fulford-Brown, said a chill ran up his spine when he heard of the tragedy Sunday. 
 
 “I said, ‘Oh, my God, that’s Chris’ crew,’” Fulford-Brown of Hemet, Calif., told The Press-Enterprise. 
 
 “I started calling him and calling him and got no answer,” he said. “It’s an insane tragedy.” 
 
 Firefighter Scott Norris, 28, was remembered by longtime friend William O’Hara, as “just a model of a young, ideal American gentleman.” 
 
 “He was the kind of guy who, if he dated your daughter, you’d be okay with it,” O’Hara said. 
 
 Firefighter Clayton Whitted, 28, grew up in Prescott and was known as a gentle giant, a burly athlete who played on both the offensive and defensive lines on his high school football team. 
 
 “He was a smart young man with a great personality, a wonderful kid,” said Whitted’s high school coach, Lou Beneiton. “When he walked in a room, he could really light it up.” 
 
 A married father of two daughters, firefighter Travis Turbyfill, 27, another former Marine, was known for his odd sense of humor. 
 
 “He’d wear these tight shorts . . . just to be goofy,” said Janine Pereira, a trainer at Prescott gym where Turbyfill worked out. “He was in the Marine Corps and he was a Hotshot, so he could wear those and no one would bug him.” 
 
 Firefighter Jesse Steed, 36, the married father of two young children, epitomized the word sacrifice, said his brother Cassidy Steed, an Arizona police officer. 
 
 “Jesse has always put his life on the line for people who he knew he would never meet,” Cassidy Steed said. 
 
 The other dead firefighters were identified as Robert Caldwell, 23; Dustin Deford, 24; Sean Misner, 26; Garret Zuppiger, 27; Travis Carter, 31; Wade Parker, 22; Joe Thurston, 32; John Percin, 24, and Grant McKee, 21. 
 
 whutchinson@nydailynews.com 
 
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– More than a thousand people gathered in Prescott, Ariz., yesterday to mourn 19 firefighters who died battling an out-of-control wildfire. Speakers including Rep. Trent Franks praised the men for their heroism and sacrifice, the AP reports. Authorities have now released the names of the 19 victims, 14 of whom were in their 20s and three of whom were expectant fathers, reports the New York Daily News. Two of the men had followed their fathers into the fire service. The Yarnell Hill blaze—which is still burning out of control—almost completely wiped out the Granite Mountain Hotshots unit based in Prescott, the Telegraph reports. The sole survivor was moving the crew's truck when winds shifted and sent the flames toward his colleagues. "He feels terribly, and we all feel terribly, and we have very few words that express that sort of sorry," the town's fire chief says. "When you take a person in your arms and hug 'em, you know, you don't have to say too much." The Arizona Diamondbacks plan to wear a patch on their uniform for the rest of the season to honor the men. Arizona politicians joined in the mourning via social media, Politico adds, with Gov. Jan Brewer calling it "as dark a day as I can remember."