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Prescott Fire Department

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were installed. In 1884 the water system was installed and the Prescott Volunteer Fire Department was started with a single hose company using a two-wheeled cart hand drawn with 600 feet (180 m) of 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) hose. In 1954 the then four separate volunteer companies were merged into
266:. Founded in 1885, it is the oldest fire department in the state of Arizona. With a coverage area of 41.5 square miles (107 km) and serving a population of 39,843, the PFD consists of 92 career personnel, split among five fire stations. 695: 333:, it was the greatest loss of life for firefighters in a wildfire since 1933, the deadliest wildfire of any kind since 1991, and one of the greatest losses of firefighters in the United States next to the 794: 1704: 703: 665: 1591: 1621: 293:
The Granite Mountain Hotshots were a group within the department whose mission was to fight wildfires. Founded in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew, it transitioned to a
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On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the 20-man group died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. Only Brendan McDonough survived. The firefighters had apparently deployed
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in 2008. The crew had their own fire station, station 7, where equipment, including two 10-person crew carriers, was housed. The 2017 film
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Prior to 1884, Prescott had no water system for fire protection. Wells were sunk at the four corners of the courthouse plaza and
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Granite Mountain Hotshots

United States
State
Arizona
City
Prescott
EMS level
IAFF
Stations
Engines
Trucks
HAZMAT
Airport crash
Wildland
Type 6
Official website
IAFF website
Prescott
Prescott Municipal Airport
double acting hand pumps
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
handcrew
hotshot crew
Only the Brave
Yarnell Hill Fire
Yarnell Hill Fire
fire shelters
National Fire Protection Association
September 11 attacks

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