On this anniversary of the 19 LODD’s from the Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished on the Yarnell Hill fire in 2013 (see LODD’s below), I want to recommend the book written by the sole survivor, Brendan McDonough.  Granite Mountain: The First-Hand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice by Brendan McDonough

Training:

• Granite Mountain Hotshot Brendan McDonough talks about June 30
• Deploying the Fire Shelter
• 6 Minutes for Safety

History:

• The first production model Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in 1953