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Is Granite Mountain Hotshots A True Story?

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Is Granite Mountain Hotshots A True Story? The film is based on Sean Flynn’s 2013 GQ article “No Exit.” Additionally, Outside magazine released the documentary “The Granite Mountain Hotshots and the Yarnell Hill Fire” in August 2013. The magazine also produced the 7-minute video, “19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire,” in 2014.

How Did The Granite Mountain Hotshots Die?

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How Did The Granite Mountain Hotshots Die? All but one of the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew members died on June 30, 2013, while fighting the lightning-caused Yarnell Hill Fire. The crew died as they were overrun by flames in a box canyon. The fire too intense and moving too quickly for their shelters to protect