Amanda Marsh Granite Mountain Hotshots

Eric marsh was the crew superintendent of the granite mountain hotshots.

Amanda marsh granite mountain hotshots.

Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell. On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united. And it would be a long time before she could come to terms with the. They trained under the supervision of eric marsh depicted by josh brolin in the movie.

He is awesome and well loved and they are. Granite mountain hotshots team leader eric marsh radioed through to let his commanders know the group had a predetermined safety zone. To the entire granite mountain hotshot crew i thank you for all that you guys did to save yarnell and st. He and 18 other members of the crew were entrapped and killed on an arizona wildfire in 2013.

Amanda was married to eric marsh leader of the granite mountain hotshot crew that battled the yarnell hill wildfire in arizona in 2013. I live in congress az just 10 miles down the 89 from yarnell. Richard brody on the new movie only the brave about the granite mountain hotshots a real life unit of heroic arizona firefighters and what the film doesn t include. This interview with amanda marsh was filmed the day after the red carpet screening in phoenix of the movie only the brave which is about the granite mountain hotshots a 20 person crew of.

They first operated as a fuels mitigation crew until they transitioned to a handcrew in 2004. It would be a long time before amanda would speak openly about her husband eric the man who led the granite mountain hotshots. He s was great he was the best at what he did racquer said. Marsh was superintendent of the hotshot crew and the oldest of the 19 who died.

Below amanda marsh.