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WestStar

(202 posts) Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:09 AM Jul 2013

FOX10 Phoenix reporting DPS chopper pilot landed at site of 19 Prescott firefighters [View all]

and confirmed them dead. The pilot apparently personally new most of the crew and reported that they were mostly the sons of Prescott city firemen.

Their average age was 22 years old.

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FOX10 Phoenix reporting DPS chopper pilot landed at site of 19 Prescott firefighters [View all] WestStar Jul 2013 OP

Damn. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #1

How terrible. senseandsensibility Jul 2013 #2

Babies.They were so young. applegrove Jul 2013 #3

... Marrah_G Jul 2013 #4

The deaths are tragic, but I feel for that pilot, too pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #5

The FOX10 reporter did say that the pilot was seeing a counselor WestStar Jul 2013 #7

Young brave firefighters loose their lives defacto7 Jul 2013 #6

RIP brave firefighters rl6214 Jul 2013 #8

Oh, damn. Suich Jul 2013 #9

Horrible, just horrible. They are the bravest of the brave. My heart goes out to their families. Nay Jul 2013 #10