Prescott officials planned to hold a ceremony on Sunday dedicating a memorial statue to the 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, on the tragedy’s 11-year-anniversary.

In a post from Prescott Fire Department’s Facebook, they said that the Dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial will occur at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza.

“The City of Prescott and the Prescott Fire Department will officially thank the committee that worked for over 10 years on the memorial statue, which will forever honor our fallen heroes,” they said in the post.

They said that Prescott Mayor Phil Goode will be speaking at the ceremony, as well as Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman Craig Brown and artist Deborah Fellows. A keynote address by Prescott Fire Chief Holger Durre will also be given.

They also said that after the ceremony, a commemoration will take place at the memorial site on Cortez between Union and Goodwin.

A bell will ring 19 times at 4:42 p.m. in honor of the 19 firefighters killed in the fire.

The ceremonies will also be livestreamed and can be viewed on the City of Prescott’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

What was the Yarnell Hill Fire?

The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire that occurred in the city of Yarnell in Yavapai County in June 2013. The fire started after lightning struck a mountain ridge and grew quickly due to dry conditions in the area.

The fire burned more than 8,300 acres total and forced about 700 residents to evacuate the town.

The Granite Mountain Hotshots, a wildland firefighting crew based out of the Prescott Fire Department, worked to contain the fire as it spread. But on June 30, firefighters moved from a burned-over safety zone to another southeast safety zone.

While on the way to their destination, changes in wind and speed caused the fire to quickly advance south. This blocked the firefighters’ escape routes and caused the death of 19 firefighters.

Who were the Granite Mountain Hotshots?

The Granite Mountain Hotshots were members of a wildland firefighting crew based out of the Prescott Fire Department. The group began as a fuels management crew in 2001 whose job it was to reduce the growth of fire-prone vegetation and create defensible space around buildings.

In 2004, the crew also started to respond to wildfires regionally and nationally. In 2008, it gained interagency hotshot crew trainee status and became the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Hotshot wildland firefighters are considered the special forces of firefighting, elite teams of about 20 firefighters who battle large, high-priority fires.

The Granite Mountain Hotshots had fought several wildfires in 2013 before the Yarnell Hill Fire ignited.

Who were the men who died?

Reporter Sarah Lapidus contributed to this article.

Annie Goodykoontz is a reporter from The Arizona Republic. You can reach her at AGoodykoontz@ganett.com.

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