SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL W. DYER
FIRE CHIEF
4410 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Granite Mountain Hot Shots Memorial Service SANTA BARBARA, Ca. July 8, 2013 – Seven members of the Santa Barbara County
Fire Department will be attending the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Memorial Service in
Prescott Arizona. A public memorial service is planned for the 19 firefighters killed in
the line of duty on June 30 while battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire.
The service will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 11:00 am at Tim's Toyota Center,
located at 3201 N. Main Street, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314. It is anticipated that 30
thousand people will be attending.
The men who made up the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, died when the fast-moving
wildfire overtook them. All had deployed their emergency fire shelters designed to
protect them in an emergency circumstance.
Upon returning to Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Firefighter Tyler Gilliam will be
available for questions and interviews on Wednesday, July 10th in the afternoon, to share
his experience with the media.
Additionally, there is a memorial service planned for Sean Misner 26, of Santa Ynez.
The service will be held at Santa Ynez High School on July 15th. Details concerning the
service are still being finalized.
Contact Information:
Captain David Sadecki
Information Officer
Office 805.681-5531
Cell 805.689-0599
News Line 805.681-5546
Email david.sadecki@sbcfire.com
Twitter @SBCFireInfo
All Santa Barbara County Fire Department News Releases are available at
www.sbcfire.com
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