Christopher Mackenzie Granite Mountain

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Christopher mackenzie granite mountain. Photo recovered from the personal camera of granite mountain hotshot christopher mackenzie following the horrific yarnell hill fire that killed 19 of the granite mountain hotshots on june 30 2013. Christopher alan mackenzie was born on september 12 1982 in fontana california. Mackenzie like at least one other member of the granite mountain hotshots had followed his father into firefighting. In january 2013 chris started his third season as a lead crew member with the granite mountain hotshots out of the prescott city fire department in arizona.

Chris mackenzie 30 grew up in hemet and sought to follow in his dad s footsteps. Read more sean michael misner read more jesse james steed the 19 hotshots read more. Granite mountain hotshot robert caldwell stands with a torch after lighting a backfire on the yarnell hill fire at 10 45 a m. Chris lived in san bernardino for three years and then moved to hemet california.

A cell phone belonging to granite mountain superintendent eric marsh and a functioning camera belonging to hotshot christopher mackenzie were with the men s bodies when they arrived at the. On june 30 2013. His read more. Chris mackenzie has been named as one of the granite mountain hotshots out of prescott arizona who was killed on june 30 battling a terrifying blaze in yarnell arizona reports the la times.

Christopher mackenzie was one of five california natives among the granite mountain hotshot firefighters who died in the catastrophic yarnell hills fire in central arizona. Rose read more scott norris read more william howard warneke read more john joseph percin jr. Thurston read more anthony m. Michael mackenzie a former moreno valley fire department captain confirmed.