Idaho's wall of fire
Right now more than 1,200 firefighters are on the ground racing to contain Idaho's Beaver Creek wildfire. It already scorched more than 100,000 acres and is threatening luxury vacation homes belonging to some of Hollywood's biggest stars. It's just one of dozens of wildfires burning across the western U.S. tonight. 360's Gary Tuchman is in Idaho with the latest.
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AC360 411: Arizona’s Deadly Wildfire
Editor’s Note: Click here to watch AC360 reports from the frontlines of the deadly Arizona wildfire.
The governor of Arizona has announced flags at all state buildings will be fly at half-staff for 19 days, through July 19. That’s one day for each of the 19 elite firefighters who died battling the Yarnell Hill fire near Prescott. Today the nearly 600 firefighters on the scene stopped their work for a moment of silence in honor of those heroes. The pause came as the convoy of vehicles used by the fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots were driven from the scene and back to Prescott, where the team was based. Some progress is being made in fighting the flames.
Here’s the AC360 411:
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Family lost two firefighters in wildfire
Gary Tuchman reports on the anguish of relatives of two firefighters - cousins killed in the Arizona wildfire. FULL POST
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Surviving elite firefighter named
Brendan McDonough was serving as a lookout when the winds shifted, trapping his crew. 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots died.
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Fire chief: 'They're very dedicated'
Chief Dan Fraijo talks about his 19 firefighters killed battling an Arizona wildfire and the efforts to contain the flames.
Visit CNN.com/IMPACT for ways to help the heroic firefighters' families in Arizona.
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Inferno kills 19 elite firefighters
19 firefighters died after monsoon winds trapped them inside the Yarnell Hill fire. Kyung Lah reports.
Fmr. Hotshot: 'A fight for their lives'
Former elite firefighter Kyle Dickman describes the conditions that the Granite Mountain Hotshots likely faced.
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Father of firefigher: 'It's a nightmare'
Joe Woyjeck, the father of a 21 year old Hotshot firefighter killed in Arizona, speaks about his loss.
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Remembering Hotshots firefighters
Nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots perished fighting the Yarnell Hill fire. Anderson reports on who these brave young men were.
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Hotshots firefighters: What makes them so elite?
After 19 firefighters are killed in Arizona, Randi Kaye profiles what it takes for a firefighter to become a 'Hotshot.'
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