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Old 1st July 2013 | 12:39
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Very sad news this morning.....19 Fire Fighters from the Prescott Arizona Fire Department's Hot Shot Team were killed when they were over run by a Forest Fire.

They evidently retreated to their preselected Safety Zone, Deployed their Emergency Fire Shelters, but did not survive.

This is the worst such tragedy I can recall.

Fire Fighting is a very dangerous affair sometimes.


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