This took place in my town of Prescott, Arizona. Every summer they put a “19” spelled out in white rocks on top a the hill that has a giant letter “P” that is viewable not only from planes, but from town. It’s a touching commemoration to those who lost their lives.
"Only the brave, Deepwater Horizon, Marley&Me" to name a few were the true story gets you to fall in love with the characters and then rips your heart out with the truth in how they lost they're live
@ same, I knew it was about wilderness firefighters which I thought would be cool because my dad used to be a volunteer firefighter years and years ago, was not prepared for the emotional devastation that followed
You see Brendan with his daughter 3 years later at the end of the movie (the movie was filmed and released just over 3 years after the tragic event as well which synchs up the ending with when the movie came out) as well as the work he did to remain clean throughout the movie but he sadly fell into alcoholism due to PTSD from the event for many years and had to quit firefighting. Happily he is doing a lot better now and works as a motivational speaker for vets and service members
The real-life Brendan Macdonough ("Donut") was struggling for years from Survivor's Guilt. But he was able to accept therapy. He helped start a recovery group foundation. He is married with three kids. RIP, "19" of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
I wish more were made of their sacrifice and story-there needs to be documentaries made on this, their story needs to be told more in our world. Its weird how little known this great film & their story is.
Walking into that gym, the disappointment on all those faces must have felt like confirmation of all his worst thoughts about himself. Your kind and sensitive hearts do you both such credit, and are the reason I will keep coming back to this channel as long as you want to do this.
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. I'm from Arizona, and I'll never forget the sacrifice they had made to help those around them.
Can you answer a question for me - in the movie some of the guys on another team shit on type 2 hand crews (deucers). Can you explain the difference in hotshot crews? Is this something that actually happens or is it Hollywood? Also - are smokejumpers essentially airborne hotshots?
@@Wubzy66 I can answer this, hotshots are basically just in better shape athletically and can work faster and are more dependable. they're proven professionals while tier two's a lot of the times are college kids working a summer job. and smoke jumpers are the best of the best. think of it like this, the tier 2 are regular army soldiers, hot shots are like rangers and smoke jumpers are like special forces if you were to compare it to the military
The summer after the fire, I delivered a new camper to the parents of one of the firefighters, Wade Parker, along with my brothers. It was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. They invited us into their home, which was pretty much a shrine to the crew. They were still very obviously broken about the fire but still shared the story with us. I will never forget that
I’m a firefighter. You are my favorite reaction channel and you’re watching one of my favorite movies! This movie made me want to be a Wildland firefighter. Deploying a shelter was the most terrifying thing I have had to do. You are just preying. I’m glad I have only had to do it in training. Thank you for watching this movie. You made my night. 5:45 yes we can take your pool water! One thing you may not know we will send you a check later from the water we took. We compensate people if we need to use any of their assets. 14:25 was exactly how I got recruited! I went to drop off a application and my chief said come in here
Your my hero mate , we don't get a lot in UK but we also have acres of dead forest cos of some mould or fungus I forget but it's all dry an u can litterally push trees over an this was for Miles, 2 of us got lost but we knew the direction of the camp , this was in the 90s and there wasn't a living tree in the area an we ran 2 miles or so to get back , got promoted for this "cadets" only living thing was breckon and there's a weird smell to a dead forest yep?no birds or animals , was scary getting lost at 11 am in the morning night would be terrifying an then getting cut off by fire? I would panic and not make it , thanks for the job u do cos every planted tree ect and then the evolution of that is the life everywhere.
I was an Infantryman and I gotta say you guys are hardcore. You guys are the definition of hero. I have heard that there’s never been a successful deployment of those shelters in an actual fire. As far as you know is that true? I would think it’s nearly impossible to create an effective seal on the ground. It’s one of those things I hope I’m wrong about. Thank you for your service to your community and our country.
I had been a wildland firefighter for 2 seasons and beginning my 3rd when I saw the ad for this movie. Thankfully, it was not a bad omen, but I knew the story going into the theater, and you bet I cried at the end. I still do and will today with you. This movie is absolutely amazing at portraying the best and worst times we go through fighting wild fires. Thank you for finally getting to this movie
Hotshots is actually the name of a specific type of fire crew. This movie is tough for me. In 2018 my engine got trapped on a fire in Northern California. We all got second degree burns and my instructor from the academy was killed. I remember being surrounded by fire, feeling my skin burning, and just being stunned and thinking "wow, after everything you've done, and everywhere you've been, this is where it ends." Our engineer hopped in the engine with the hose flaps trailing fire and we hopped in and took shelter in it until the flames died down enough to escape.
Crazy store glad you’re still here. Can you answer a question for me - in the movie some of the guys on another team shit on type 2 hand crews (deucers). Can you explain the difference in hotshot crews? Is this something that actually happens or is it Hollywood? Also - are smokejumpers essentially airborne hotshots?
@Wubzy66 I've never seen anyone shit on a lower ranking crew like that. There's definitely different qualifications for crews and what they're allowed to do. I was under CALFIRE rules so I'm not an expert on hotshots and smoke jumpers, but my old department had a type 2 IA hand crew which meant they were a hand crew that could go direct on the fire. Type 2 hand crew can only mop up after a fire has passed through.
I was halfway through this movie before I realized this was the Hotshots out of Arizona. I was so sad and I feel bad watching you two so happy watching their success, knowing what's coming.
Reading the coroner’s report I couldn’t imagine being apart of the crew responsible for gathering them to bring them home. After reading it, it makes watching the end much more harder. There’s only a few movies I can think of in which I actually break down as much as when watching this one.
I live in Arizona, when I head around the Prescott valley, I always stop at Yarnell. Very sentimental memorial they have up there. Every year they have a ceremony and when I was 10 I saw it. Thank you for covering this movie I feel like it was not as popular when it hit theaters, but it deserves the recognition!
I'll never forget this. I was living in Prescott at the time of the Yarnell fire. It felt like the heart was ripped out of the community. Such a terrible loss. Thanks for reacting and sharing their story.
FF/EMT here. Wildland certified (red card holder) and we do a lot of wildland fires in the Sierra's. I made this movie suggestions a few times to you so glad you got a chance to see it. Josh Brolin actually became a volunteer fire fighter after being in this movie. I think any of us that do wildland can relate to the Granite Mountain hero's and this movie hits hard. There is a memorial for them at the site and I've been wanting to go see it. It's a pretty good hike in so hope to visit this spring. RIP Granite Mountain Hot Shots. Oh, and just an FYI, the green fire shelters are for training only. The actual shelters are silver. They are good up to only about 500 degrees. After that they break down and can fall apart. Wildland fires can be 2000 degrees or more. It is something we constantly train on but hope to never have to use.
I gave a presentation about the Granite Mountain Hotshots in 8th grade and had to hold myself together not to cry in front of the entire class. I cried almost the whole time during the preparations. Rest in peace: Andrew Ashcraft, 29 Robert Caldwell, 23 Travis Carter, 31 Dustin DeFord, 24 Christopher MacKenzie, 30 Eric Marsh, 43 Grant McKee, 21 Sean Misner, 26 Scott Norris, 28 Wade Parker, 22 John Percin, Jr., 24 Anthony Rose, 23 Jesse Steed, 36 Joe Thurston, 32 Travis Turbyfill, 27 William Warneke, 25 Clayton Whitted, 28 Kevin Woyjeck, 21 Garret Zuppiger, 27🕊
My wife and I bought this DVD when it was first released. I've only watched it twice, before watching your reaction. It's the hardest movie for me to watch. I don't just get choked up. The tears flow freely. We make a trip from west Texas over to the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, a few times a year. It's our absolute favorite place for a quick "get-away" weekend since it's only a short, 4 hour drive. Every visit, we eat lunch at our favorite burger joint. And every time we're there, there are at least 7 to 8 fire fighters (forest, not structure) who are all eating together. I watch this movie, and all I can ever think about is the brave men we "eat with" in Ruidoso. A massive fire broke out late last year, that took out so many homes and businesses... and when we were there again, this past December, for my birthday, the fire crew was present and accounted for, that Saturday afternoon for lunch. Went and talked to them for about 15 minutes. These are truly wonderful men, and they said they got no LITERALLY no sleep the first 2 days of that fire, until relief came, from other towns, cities and states. And they still love what they do. They're a Godsend.
This was the only time in my life that I openly wept in a movie theater. My father was a volunteer firefighter. My uncle was a firefighter for more than 30 years. My son is a paramedic/firefighter. So this hit close to home; especially knowing it is a true story. I saw this with my children, and when "that" came, I didn't even try to hide my emotions. The gymnasium scene is the worst nightmare for any firefighter's family. The not knowing in cases of injuries involving firefighters is something I saw first hand with my family too many times.
I lived in Prescott AZ for 7 years, I lived there when the Hotshots passed away, one of my coworkers husbands was one of the firefighters. They offered PTO to anyone who knew them. The whole town really came together. The fires down there were nuts. I remember seeing the top of granite mountain on fire. Never seen anything like that in my life.
It takes a special kind of person to look at a stream of every living thing fleeing for its life in one direction, point yourself in the opposite direction and say to yourself "there -- that's where I need to be'.
There is a recording of the final communication with the crew during this fire, right as they were deploying their shelters. Josh Brolin matched it exactly. He also spent a lot of time with Amanda before and during the filming of this movie to try to get Eric's mannerisms and speech patterns down to the point that when she watched the premiere, she said it was just like watching her husband up there.
I was a late bloomer to this movie, despite working with the B.C. Wildfire Service (sub contractor) as a field medic, you’d think I’d be all over this movie in 2017 but nope. During the pandemic I finally watched it, had no idea it was base on true story, however I knew of the Yarnell fire & that 19 lives were lost. I failed to put 2 & 2 until the town sign was shown on screen… I was so crushed by the sudden realization of what I was about to watch I paused the movie and went for a walk. They did an amazing job paying these people the respect they deserve.
Stories like this need to be told so we never forget the sacrifices that 1st responders/firefighters make every day. All the families sacrifice along side too.
Years ago I saw this movie knowing nothing about the real events, just thinking about a good movie with great actors Jennifer Connelly, Josh Brolin, "the Dude", etc. Then realizing it`s not gonna have a happy ending with the deploying scene and being in total shock, just like our lovely sisters Cassie and Carly. But really heart breaking and opening the emotions is the pure grief scene with screaming Jennifer before coming out of the barn. And after that the faces of the wives , kids and friends and Brendan within! Devastating. Rest in peace great brave men of Granite Mountain Hotshots. 😢And still... all the best for the families.❤🩹
I was a hot shot.. I worked with these guys .. so proud when they got there hot shot cert.. miss all of them even though I didn't know all .. r.i.p. guys!!!
@Wubzy66 you have to get all your guys certified red cards for 5 years.. then your fire boss can put in for initial attack and then put in for hot shots or helatake or smoke jumpers.. smoke jumpers have to go through parachute school..
2011 was the last big fires that I spent weeks on. I learned that I wasn't young any more. I used to love fighting big wildfires and fought them in the mountains of New Mexico and hills of Texas. the "shelters" that we carried were called shake and bake bags, and you can guess why. The only time I had to deploy them was in training. I had a hard time watching this movie because I knew what happened. But if I had to live my life over again, I would do the same thing. There is something about being a wildland firefighter, that just makes one love the life. I knew the reaction you two would have and it is okay. That is why I watch your channel. There is no reason to hold back.
Here in Arizona, b/n our Grand Canyon up North and our 'Sonoran Desert' South down into Mexico, we have mountain forests, so wild fire fighters are our heroes! & we 'Zonie's are especially proud of this 'Hot Shot' crew ya'll are now discovering...
I've often considered join Patreon for a couple of reactors to get them to react too it (another disaster I followed in real time when it happened) but I would feel bad because alot of them dont deal with heights very well 😂🤣😂
The bags only protect from indirect heat, not a fire washing directly over at 2,000 degrees (F). In real life, if firefighters are deploying the bags in a direct path, they're already dead. That's why when the Sup radioed that they were deploying, everyone who heard the call looked shocked.
You can listen to the actual recording of that call. Josh Brolin matched Eric Marsh's tone, speech patterns, and even the breaks in his voice perfectly. He (Josh) had been a volunteer firefighter in AZ earlier in life, so he really took this role to heart.
I'm assuming that people would die from suffocation since all those flames would just consume the area's oxygen. Better that than dying from burning alive.
Like many I fought fire for the USFS to get through college. I was in Oregon. In 1994 14 fire fighters lost their lives on Storm King Mountain, Colorado. One of them was the son of my Dad's fellow faculty members and a one of his exfootball players. He had just graduated that spring from Oregon Tech. Of the 14 nine were from Oregon. They had a Memorial in the high school gym. All the State and Federal Dignitaries attended. RIP Scott Blecha. When the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed it 2013 it brought back memories of 19 years before.
The movie hasn't even started yet and I'm already smiling. I'm a retired Paramedic from North Carolina after serving 30 for years. Neither myself nor many of the folks I worked with did what we did for the money, but your comments at the beginning pulled on the heart strings❤
love this movie... keep rewatching it every few months... i started watching your Gladiator 2 reaction but as soon as i saw this on the side reel, i immediately switched :D
Yes! Finally. I've requested this on your lives at least two times and posted on some videos. I'm glad to see that you two are finally watching it. Really underrated movie. And now with the fires in California people get a glipse and see the hard work they do to help out their cities/communities. Its a sad movie but a true story and I think it's an important movie for sure.
That's the job. Dig a line back burn the fuels and then stand on the line to watch for firebrands hopping over the line you dug to make sure it doesn't light the green side on fire
The difference between thoughts and prayers, and actually doing something, which takes real risk. That's why everybody who puts themselves on the line to help others, are heroes. Every last one of them.
Former Soldier and battle buddy of mine loved this movie. As an Arizona boy, he lived some of it. He passed a couple of years ago. I think he would have loved your reaction.
I avoided this movie for years because I followed the news when this was happening and it broke my heart. Now I'm sitting here in tears after watching along with you two. When the fires started here last month, I received an Emergency Evacuation notice. I'm homebound and my son was a half hour away at work. I had to accept in my heart that if the fires actually got here, I wasn't going to make it out. It seemed like forever for the "Oops! We made a mistake... all's clear" notice to come through. I thank God every day for the Firefighters from all around the world who came in to help fight these horrible fires ❤❤❤
i actually graduate High School in 2013 two month before these men died i even remember where i was when i turned on the t.v. and heard them say 19 firefighters perished in Wildfire this is worst lose of firefighters since 9/11. from that moment on i always let all our nations heroes know how much i respect and appreciate their service. like Donuts nurse said Y'ALL ARE HEROES.
I come from Australia & the bushfires here are on another level, there eucalyptus trees here once they reach a certain temperature they release the gas eucalyptus gas and the trees surrounded by it when the fire comes close they literally explode the gas explodes and therefore that’s why Australia has the worst bushfires in the world. Love and light to all
I love that they always call Taylor Kitsch Tim Riggins. Right after this happened I read a wonderful article detailing the crews life and families. However, the descriptions of how they died were so troubling I could never get myself to watch this movie. Ty for the reaction, I cried right along with you.
Havnt even started yet and already got that feeling. This is an emotional roller coaster. This is one of those must see movies so it will be remembered.
The running scene brought back memories. One of my High School football coaches was also a fireman. He made us run hills until we threw up and kept pushing. He ran every step with us which was very inspiring. He never flinched or pushed us to do anything he wouldn’t. He lead by example. He could run mountains like most people ran flat ground.
I went to the 10 year anniversary of this incident. It was held in Prescott, AZ. Brendan (Donut) talked about the pain of having survived. It was really nice to see, though, that they always included him when talking about the others who died. One of the firefighter's son was like 8 or 9 when this happened. At the time of the 10 year memorial, he was like 18 or 19. He gave a speech about how his dad told him before leaving, ÿou're the man of the house while I'm away; take care of your mother and your siblings." He went on to talk about how he's spent the past 10 years trying to live up to those words. It was such an emotional experience being there, and I didn't even know any of them or have any connection with the town. I just really connected with this story when I read about it in a book on wilderness disasters.
Watching these young people respond and comment on the events and history that occurs in these films is a window into understanding what the newer generation are aware of in our society. Eye opening.
FINALLY!!!! I've been waiting for people to react to this awesome movie!! Completely heartbreaking, but so good!! Miles loosing it the truck after hearing the numbers lost kills me every time!
This is such a slept on movie!!! Thank you so much for watching. I happen to get a helmet from the Kevin Woyjeck foundation when I was a kid in the Fire Explorer program. I have gone and done the hike, and gone to the site of their passing. It is such a solemnly beautiful movie.
48:23 To answer your question Cassie, the Yarnell Hill Fire recorded a temperature in excess of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Tragically, no one could've survived regardless of whether or not you deployed a fire shelter.
The reason why we get under pay is because most of us are volunteers, not full-time firefighters. So volunteer firefighters either get paid for each call or just only volunteer and not get paid for it. I just joined 11-11-2024 and am still going through the training.
i was friends with andrew ashcraft. other than my moms passing, andrews was the hardest ive personally experienced. this film does a good job, stays pretty true to how it actually happened. only difference is andrew played with hour of the wolf years before this happened. he is a big reason for why i listen to what i listen to today musically.
As a wildland fire fighter myself, fire shelters are not meant to withstand direct flames and the fire burned beyond 2,000+ degrees beyond what the shelters are rated for which is why the shelters failed, it was also found that some of the fire fighters were not in there shelters.
You can also watch Always (1989). It's fiction, it's Spielberg, but it's pretty good for a box office flop and critical failure. I guess people of '89 just weren't in the mood.
Still, easily Spielbergs worst movie. By a mile and then some. The people in '89 was very correct about it. It's a shockingly bad film, considering the talent behind the camera.
@@rbaldino Never saw "1941", I guess I should moderate myself to "Always" being the worst of the movies I've seen. But I've seen all but 5-6 of them. Just remember "Always" in particular because it just stood out to me to be bad in a way most of his movies seldom are. It was also on the tail end of me seeing 2 other poor movies of his (War Horse and Ready Player One) so I was very fed up by everything Spielberg for a long time there. Still is I suppose. His sappy kid-friendly "awe and nostalgia" movies was never really my jam. The older I get, the more annoyed I am at the "Spielbergian reaction shot" you find in so many of his classics. He's such a master manipulator, which is a great trait for a story-teller, but once you start looking for it in his movies, that can be a double-edged sword^^ "Jurassic Park" is basically a meme-movie for that in particular.
I've been waiting for this!! This fire happened about a week before my first fire deployment... It was such a huge and tragic loss. Thank you guys for reacting to this. You did it justice.
Read the book, brilliantly written but so heartbreaking! Reminded me so much of The Perfect Storm book movie with George Clooney about the Fishing boat tragedy! What's so heartbreaking about mahog tragedies like these, it that it's just ordinary people going out to work or volunteer to help their community, and a few decisions here or their results in life or tragedy. Both incidents are remarkable to me, connected by TWO opposing elements FIRE & WATER! We are insignificant in the face of Nature! 🙏🧐
Right, I feel the same way about the Coast Guard as I do about firefighters: Intentionally going right into the danger that everyone else is [rightfully] fleeing, takes a certain kind of guts. _The Perfect Storm_ is one of the greatest non-fiction books I have ever read, I recommend it to everyone. Another movie along the same lines is _The Finest Hours_ starring Chris Pine, also based on a book. If you haven't seen that, I highly recommend it.
You couldn't have asked for a better choice to cast Josh Brolin as Eric Marsh if you had looked for 100 years. Add to the fact that Brolin actually was a firefighter before he became a serious actor in Arizona coincidentally.
My grandparents and uncle lived in Yarnell during this time. The fire came within 300-ft of my uncles house and 700-ft of my grandparents house. This tragedy hit Prescott and Yarnell hard and rippled throughout all of Arizona. My good friend worked on the memorial trail.
A GREAT movie that nobody reacts to for some reason! I lived just over the state line in KY most of my life. Our hometown university (MSU) had a "friendly rivalry" with the Thundering Herd, so it hit us hard. 💔
I remember seeing this on the news when it happened. And just knew they were gonna make a movie about it. I thought they did a very good job and respectfully depicted the events. The ending is probably the most gut wrenching I’ve seen even tho I knew what was coming. RIP to all the heroic firefighters who served to protect and gave their lives.
There are a lot of hard hitting films that I feel... I feel like I can fight the tears but not this one. Every single time I re-watch this it's tears and chills and sobbing when I hear Jeff Bridges let out a sob before gathering himself while driving... What a film..
There’s a hike that you can do that commemorates all the fallen hotshots that died that day with a plaque of each firefighter along the trailhead which when you reach the top overlooks where they all perished which you can then hike down too that is fenced off but with firefighter patches and memorabilia from all over the world. It’s touching and yet tragic all at the same time.
Tidbit: At 48:26 you asked why the shelters didn’t work. They are made from heat resistant materials that reflect radiant heat to provide some protection for a short period of time. However, they aren’t fireproof and can’t withstand direct exposure to extreme fire conditions. The fire generated temperatures exceeding 2,000 degree’s Fahrenheit, far beyond the protective capabilities of shelters
I just watched this film for the first second time last week. Very under appreciated movie with such a strong cast. In fact, I'm a co-host on the Double Reel Film podcast and we'll be talking this movie later month, where we discuss how it's such a hidden gem.
When we were in the theater and this movie ended no one moved a muscle. No one got out of there seats. This movie was very powerful and hit everyone in the theater hard. Later I watched it again with my daughter and her family and they bawled. A very good movie and I loved watching it with Cassie and Carly.❤
Thank you for watching this. I know this was a difficult watch for you both. Being from AZ, I knew the outcome when I saw this in the theater but that didn't stop the waterworks from coming.
I’m from Phoenix Arizona I remember seeing the police and air rescue helicopters flying all over in memorial and saw the parade. the whole state felt the loss of those heroes for months thanks for seeing their story
This is a hidden gem from the guy who also directed _Top Gun: Maverick._ It is a great tribute to the real life heroes who died and those that continue doing what needs doing.
Was working for the USFS north of Flagstaff and heard about the deaths at the Yarnell Hill Fire over the radio and was shocked to hear a Hotshot crew was wiped out. I received wildland firefighter training and knew a change in wind direction in an instant can put you at the head of a fire where earlier you were at the wings. Finding yourself at the head of the fire is the worse place to be and all you can do is get out of the way and get to a safe area.
This took place in my town of Prescott, Arizona. Every summer they put a “19” spelled out in white rocks on top a the hill that has a giant letter “P” that is viewable not only from planes, but from town. It’s a touching commemoration to those who lost their lives.
me too.
I'm from Yuma and I remember when this happened.
It’s a goal in my life to make it down to that trail and hike it to the memorial. May the courage of those men live forever.
I was living in flag at time fire was going on.
Such a tragic story andrew ashcraft is my first cousin i miss him everyday im from dewey humboldt
Get your tissue ready for this one, easily one of the most emotional movies I’ve ever seen
"Only the brave, Deepwater Horizon, Marley&Me" to name a few were the true story gets you to fall in love with the characters and then rips your heart out with the truth in how they lost they're live
@@boyscouts83712 Hachi, Gladiator, so many incredible movies. It's a blessing and a curse; bittersweet poetry.
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I saw this with no advance knowledge of the story. It destroyed me at the end. So sad. So sad.
@ same, I knew it was about wilderness firefighters which I thought would be cool because my dad used to be a volunteer firefighter years and years ago, was not prepared for the emotional devastation that followed
"I love movies that are based on a true story"
Word spoken moments before disaster
The very first lines of the movie foreshadow what's going to happen:
Eric: When are you going to give up on that thing?
Amanda: Love a lost cause.
You see Brendan with his daughter 3 years later at the end of the movie (the movie was filmed and released just over 3 years after the tragic event as well which synchs up the ending with when the movie came out) as well as the work he did to remain clean throughout the movie but he sadly fell into alcoholism due to PTSD from the event for many years and had to quit firefighting. Happily he is doing a lot better now and works as a motivational speaker for vets and service members
The real-life Brendan Macdonough ("Donut") was struggling for years from Survivor's Guilt. But he was able to accept therapy. He helped start a recovery group foundation. He is married with three kids.
RIP, "19" of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
I wish more were made of their sacrifice and story-there needs to be documentaries made on this, their story needs to be told more in our world. Its weird how little known this great film & their story is.
Walking into that gym, the disappointment on all those faces must have felt like confirmation of all his worst thoughts about himself.
Your kind and sensitive hearts do you both such credit, and are the reason I will keep coming back to this channel as long as you want to do this.
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. I'm from Arizona, and I'll never forget the sacrifice they had made to help those around them.
me too
I'm from Arizona as well. The whole state grieved when this happened.
I lived in Prescott AZ when this happened, my coworkers husband was one of the hotshots, the whole town was mourning.
The Granite Mountain Hotshots!! Not The Arizona Hotshots!!
Thank you for your reaction. I am a former Arizona Hotshot (Flagstaff 1987).
Can you answer a question for me - in the movie some of the guys on another team shit on type 2 hand crews (deucers). Can you explain the difference in hotshot crews? Is this something that actually happens or is it Hollywood?
Also - are smokejumpers essentially airborne hotshots?
@@Wubzy66 I can answer this, hotshots are basically just in better shape athletically and can work faster and are more dependable. they're proven professionals while tier two's a lot of the times are college kids working a summer job. and smoke jumpers are the best of the best. think of it like this, the tier 2 are regular army soldiers, hot shots are like rangers and smoke jumpers are like special forces if you were to compare it to the military
The summer after the fire, I delivered a new camper to the parents of one of the firefighters, Wade Parker, along with my brothers. It was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. They invited us into their home, which was pretty much a shrine to the crew. They were still very obviously broken about the fire but still shared the story with us. I will never forget that
I’m a firefighter. You are my favorite reaction channel and you’re watching one of my favorite movies! This movie made me want to be a Wildland firefighter. Deploying a shelter was the most terrifying thing I have had to do. You are just preying. I’m glad I have only had to do it in training. Thank you for watching this movie. You made my night. 5:45 yes we can take your pool water! One thing you may not know we will send you a check later from the water we took. We compensate people if we need to use any of their assets. 14:25 was exactly how I got recruited! I went to drop off a application and my chief said come in here
Holy crap, the stereotype is right... MF that are firefighters will tell you first and repeat all the damn time that they are firefighters lol
Your my hero mate , we don't get a lot in UK but we also have acres of dead forest cos of some mould or fungus I forget but it's all dry an u can litterally push trees over an this was for Miles, 2 of us got lost but we knew the direction of the camp , this was in the 90s and there wasn't a living tree in the area an we ran 2 miles or so to get back , got promoted for this "cadets" only living thing was breckon and there's a weird smell to a dead forest yep?no birds or animals , was scary getting lost at 11 am in the morning night would be terrifying an then getting cut off by fire? I would panic and not make it , thanks for the job u do cos every planted tree ect and then the evolution of that is the life everywhere.
From a retired firefighter of 22 years, take care my brother.
I was an Infantryman and I gotta say you guys are hardcore. You guys are the definition of hero.
I have heard that there’s never been a successful deployment of those shelters in an actual fire. As far as you know is that true? I would think it’s nearly impossible to create an effective seal on the ground. It’s one of those things I hope I’m wrong about.
Thank you for your service to your community and our country.
One of the saddest endings of any movie. All the character development and... to see it end that way. May they rest in peace
There’s a handful of movies in which I’ve actually broke down… this is one.
@HeyMatthew303 agreed
Criminally underrated movie.
The part where Jeff Bridges character is on the phone driving, hearing the news takes me back to the saddest phone call I ever got. Hits me hard.
That sound he makes just hits me in the stomach.
I had been a wildland firefighter for 2 seasons and beginning my 3rd when I saw the ad for this movie. Thankfully, it was not a bad omen, but I knew the story going into the theater, and you bet I cried at the end. I still do and will today with you. This movie is absolutely amazing at portraying the best and worst times we go through fighting wild fires. Thank you for finally getting to this movie
Hotshots is actually the name of a specific type of fire crew. This movie is tough for me. In 2018 my engine got trapped on a fire in Northern California. We all got second degree burns and my instructor from the academy was killed. I remember being surrounded by fire, feeling my skin burning, and just being stunned and thinking "wow, after everything you've done, and everywhere you've been, this is where it ends." Our engineer hopped in the engine with the hose flaps trailing fire and we hopped in and took shelter in it until the flames died down enough to escape.
Sorry for the loss of your academy instructor. Thanks for holding the line. Wasn't the Camp Fire was it?
@@josephcrook9921 Carr Fire in Shasta County.
Crazy store glad you’re still here. Can you answer a question for me - in the movie some of the guys on another team shit on type 2 hand crews (deucers). Can you explain the difference in hotshot crews? Is this something that actually happens or is it Hollywood?
Also - are smokejumpers essentially airborne hotshots?
@Wubzy66 I've never seen anyone shit on a lower ranking crew like that. There's definitely different qualifications for crews and what they're allowed to do. I was under CALFIRE rules so I'm not an expert on hotshots and smoke jumpers, but my old department had a type 2 IA hand crew which meant they were a hand crew that could go direct on the fire. Type 2 hand crew can only mop up after a fire has passed through.
I was halfway through this movie before I realized this was the Hotshots out of Arizona. I was so sad and I feel bad watching you two so happy watching their success, knowing what's coming.
Reading the coroner’s report I couldn’t imagine being apart of the crew responsible for gathering them to bring them home. After reading it, it makes watching the end much more harder. There’s only a few movies I can think of in which I actually break down as much as when watching this one.
I live in Arizona, when I head around the Prescott valley, I always stop at Yarnell. Very sentimental memorial they have up there. Every year they have a ceremony and when I was 10 I saw it. Thank you for covering this movie I feel like it was not as popular when it hit theaters, but it deserves the recognition!
When Brendan drops the Walkie-Talkie is the exact moment that I lose all control of my emotions
Girls, please don’t underestimate how you help us stay sane in these crazy days… ❤
Carly's reaction was the same as mine. Knew nothing about this story before seeing it in theaters. Well worth seeing.
I'll never forget this. I was living in Prescott at the time of the Yarnell fire. It felt like the heart was ripped out of the community. Such a terrible loss. Thanks for reacting and sharing their story.
FF/EMT here. Wildland certified (red card holder) and we do a lot of wildland fires in the Sierra's. I made this movie suggestions a few times to you so glad you got a chance to see it. Josh Brolin actually became a volunteer fire fighter after being in this movie. I think any of us that do wildland can relate to the Granite Mountain hero's and this movie hits hard. There is a memorial for them at the site and I've been wanting to go see it. It's a pretty good hike in so hope to visit this spring. RIP Granite Mountain Hot Shots.
Oh, and just an FYI, the green fire shelters are for training only. The actual shelters are silver. They are good up to only about 500 degrees. After that they break down and can fall apart. Wildland fires can be 2000 degrees or more. It is something we constantly train on but hope to never have to use.
Cassie and Carly weeping! You two can get me so emotional. Thank you for taking us along on your journeys.
I gave a presentation about the Granite Mountain Hotshots in 8th grade and had to hold myself together not to cry in front of the entire class.
I cried almost the whole time during the preparations.
Rest in peace:
Andrew Ashcraft, 29
Robert Caldwell, 23
Travis Carter, 31
Dustin DeFord, 24
Christopher MacKenzie, 30
Eric Marsh, 43
Grant McKee, 21
Sean Misner, 26
Scott Norris, 28
Wade Parker, 22
John Percin, Jr., 24
Anthony Rose, 23
Jesse Steed, 36
Joe Thurston, 32
Travis Turbyfill, 27
William Warneke, 25
Clayton Whitted, 28
Kevin Woyjeck, 21
Garret Zuppiger, 27🕊
My wife and I bought this DVD when it was first released. I've only watched it twice, before watching your reaction. It's the hardest movie for me to watch. I don't just get choked up. The tears flow freely.
We make a trip from west Texas over to the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, a few times a year. It's our absolute favorite place for a quick "get-away" weekend since it's only a short, 4 hour drive.
Every visit, we eat lunch at our favorite burger joint.
And every time we're there, there are at least 7 to 8 fire fighters (forest, not structure) who are all eating together.
I watch this movie, and all I can ever think about is the brave men we "eat with" in Ruidoso.
A massive fire broke out late last year, that took out so many homes and businesses... and when we were there again, this past December, for my birthday, the fire crew was present and accounted for, that Saturday afternoon for lunch. Went and talked to them for about 15 minutes. These are truly wonderful men, and they said they got no LITERALLY no sleep the first 2 days of that fire, until relief came, from other towns, cities and states.
And they still love what they do.
They're a Godsend.
When I watched it in the cinema, I cried for those last 15 minutes like never before had a grown man cried at a movie.
This was the only time in my life that I openly wept in a movie theater. My father was a volunteer firefighter. My uncle was a firefighter for more than 30 years. My son is a paramedic/firefighter. So this hit close to home; especially knowing it is a true story. I saw this with my children, and when "that" came, I didn't even try to hide my emotions. The gymnasium scene is the worst nightmare for any firefighter's family. The not knowing in cases of injuries involving firefighters is something I saw first hand with my family too many times.
I lived in Prescott AZ for 7 years, I lived there when the Hotshots passed away, one of my coworkers husbands was one of the firefighters. They offered PTO to anyone who knew them. The whole town really came together. The fires down there were nuts. I remember seeing the top of granite mountain on fire. Never seen anything like that in my life.
I visited the juniper tree while on vacation in Arizona last summer. It's a hike from the parking area, but seeing the memorial was worth it.
It takes a special kind of person to look at a stream of every living thing fleeing for its life in one direction, point yourself in the opposite direction and say to yourself "there -- that's where I need to be'.
There is a recording of the final communication with the crew during this fire, right as they were deploying their shelters. Josh Brolin matched it exactly. He also spent a lot of time with Amanda before and during the filming of this movie to try to get Eric's mannerisms and speech patterns down to the point that when she watched the premiere, she said it was just like watching her husband up there.
I was a late bloomer to this movie, despite working with the B.C. Wildfire Service (sub contractor) as a field medic, you’d think I’d be all over this movie in 2017 but nope. During the pandemic I finally watched it, had no idea it was base on true story, however I knew of the Yarnell fire & that 19 lives were lost. I failed to put 2 & 2 until the town sign was shown on screen… I was so crushed by the sudden realization of what I was about to watch I paused the movie and went for a walk. They did an amazing job paying these people the respect they deserve.
Stories like this need to be told so we never forget the sacrifices that 1st responders/firefighters make every day. All the families sacrifice along side too.
Years ago I saw this movie knowing nothing about the real events, just thinking about a good movie with great actors Jennifer Connelly, Josh Brolin, "the Dude", etc. Then realizing it`s not gonna have a happy ending with the deploying scene and being in total shock, just like our lovely sisters Cassie and Carly. But really heart breaking and opening the emotions is the pure grief scene with screaming Jennifer before coming out of the barn. And after that the faces of the wives , kids and friends and Brendan within! Devastating. Rest in peace great brave men of Granite Mountain Hotshots. 😢And still... all the best for the families.❤🩹
I was a hot shot.. I worked with these guys .. so proud when they got there hot shot cert.. miss all of them even though I didn't know all .. r.i.p. guys!!!
How do they get a hot shot cert? Are they just like a volunteer crew until they get it? Or structural guys?
@Wubzy66 you have to get all your guys certified red cards for 5 years.. then your fire boss can put in for initial attack and then put in for hot shots or helatake or smoke jumpers.. smoke jumpers have to go through parachute school..
I've seen all the big military and first responder movies and this is the only one that ever made me cry in the theater. Phenomenal movie
Don't think ive ever seen a reaction to this movie. It was in my top five of that year. Another reason to subscribe to this channel
Many Thanks.
Oh no. Floods of tears incoming.
Great film though and shows the unbelievable work these men do in the face of danger.
2011 was the last big fires that I spent weeks on. I learned that I wasn't young any more. I used to love fighting big wildfires and fought them in the mountains of New Mexico and hills of Texas. the "shelters" that we carried were called shake and bake bags, and you can guess why. The only time I had to deploy them was in training. I had a hard time watching this movie because I knew what happened. But if I had to live my life over again, I would do the same thing. There is something about being a wildland firefighter, that just makes one love the life. I knew the reaction you two would have and it is okay. That is why I watch your channel. There is no reason to hold back.
Here in Arizona, b/n our Grand Canyon up North and our 'Sonoran Desert' South down into Mexico, we have mountain forests, so wild fire fighters are our heroes! & we 'Zonie's are especially proud of this 'Hot Shot' crew ya'll are now discovering...
Another great movie starring Josh Brolin is “Everest”. It’s a true story about the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster. I think you guys would love that one!
I've often considered join Patreon for a couple of reactors to get them to react too it (another disaster I followed in real time when it happened) but I would feel bad because alot of them dont deal with heights very well 😂🤣😂
The bags only protect from indirect heat, not a fire washing directly over at 2,000 degrees (F). In real life, if firefighters are deploying the bags in a direct path, they're already dead. That's why when the Sup radioed that they were deploying, everyone who heard the call looked shocked.
You can listen to the actual recording of that call. Josh Brolin matched Eric Marsh's tone, speech patterns, and even the breaks in his voice perfectly. He (Josh) had been a volunteer firefighter in AZ earlier in life, so he really took this role to heart.
I'm assuming that people would die from suffocation since all those flames would just consume the area's oxygen. Better that than dying from burning alive.
@@kgjung2310they wouldn’t suffocate. The bags trap air inside them. It’s why in the movie Marsh says burry your face in that cool dirt.
@@cosmiccity1459 That air can't last all that long and that heat.
@@kgjung2310 it’s designed to last a couple of hours. Typically an entrapment can be 10-90 minutes depending.
It was heartbreaking watching you two girls get attached to all the people in this movie knowing what happens at the end..😥🙏🏻
Like many I fought fire for the USFS to get through college. I was in Oregon. In 1994 14 fire fighters lost their lives on Storm King Mountain, Colorado. One of them was the son of my Dad's fellow faculty members and a one of his exfootball players. He had just graduated that spring from Oregon Tech. Of the 14 nine were from Oregon. They had a Memorial in the high school gym. All the State and Federal Dignitaries attended. RIP Scott Blecha. When the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed it 2013 it brought back memories of 19 years before.
The movie hasn't even started yet and I'm already smiling. I'm a retired Paramedic from North Carolina after serving 30 for years. Neither myself nor many of the folks I worked with did what we did for the money, but your comments at the beginning pulled on the heart strings❤
Cassie and Carly, "This is a true story - hope nothing bad happens!" OMIGOOOOOOOOSH!
The very first lines of the movie foreshadow what's going to happen:
Eric: When are you going to give up on that thing?
Amanda: Love a lost cause.
love this movie... keep rewatching it every few months... i started watching your Gladiator 2 reaction but as soon as i saw this on the side reel, i immediately switched :D
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We honor them every year. They were my main inspiration when it came to becoming a wildland firefighter.
Yes! Finally. I've requested this on your lives at least two times and posted on some videos. I'm glad to see that you two are finally watching it. Really underrated movie. And now with the fires in California people get a glipse and see the hard work they do to help out their cities/communities.
Its a sad movie but a true story and I think it's an important movie for sure.
That's the job. Dig a line back burn the fuels and then stand on the line to watch for firebrands hopping over the line you dug to make sure it doesn't light the green side on fire
This is one of those movies I could only watch once.
yup. didnt even know if i wanted to watch this reaction lol.
The difference between thoughts and prayers, and actually doing something, which takes real risk.
That's why everybody who puts themselves on the line to help others, are heroes. Every last one of them.
As a former volunteer fire fighter thank you for the support. Love the channel and the reactions to some great movies.
Former Soldier and battle buddy of mine loved this movie. As an Arizona boy, he lived some of it. He passed a couple of years ago. I think he would have loved your reaction.
Oh, and poor girls. I knew this one would wreck y'all.
Like combat, you can do everything right, and your best hope is to die well.
I avoided this movie for years because I followed the news when this was happening and it broke my heart. Now I'm sitting here in tears after watching along with you two.
When the fires started here last month, I received an Emergency Evacuation notice. I'm homebound and my son was a half hour away at work. I had to accept in my heart that if the fires actually got here, I wasn't going to make it out. It seemed like forever for the "Oops! We made a mistake... all's clear" notice to come through.
I thank God every day for the Firefighters from all around the world who came in to help fight these horrible fires ❤❤❤
i actually graduate High School in 2013 two month before these men died i even remember where i was when i turned on the t.v. and heard them say 19 firefighters perished in Wildfire this is worst lose of firefighters since 9/11. from that moment on i always let all our nations heroes know how much i respect and appreciate their service. like Donuts nurse said Y'ALL ARE HEROES.
One of Jeff Bridges best movies is Starman. You two will love it!
Followed by The Fisher King.
I come from Australia & the bushfires here are on another level, there eucalyptus trees here once they reach a certain temperature they release the gas eucalyptus gas and the trees surrounded by it when the fire comes close they literally explode the gas explodes and therefore that’s why Australia has the worst bushfires in the world. Love and light to all
This is a movie that you gotta be prepared for. We all F’ed up not warning them.
How can ya though? There's no way to sugarcoat this.
As a former Hotshot, i thank you for finally reacting to this movie. This movie will never not hit me right in the feels.
I love that they always call Taylor Kitsch Tim Riggins. Right after this happened I read a wonderful article detailing the crews life and families. However, the descriptions of how they died were so troubling I could never get myself to watch this movie. Ty for the reaction, I cried right along with you.
Havnt even started yet and already got that feeling. This is an emotional roller coaster. This is one of those must see movies so it will be remembered.
The running scene brought back memories. One of my High School football coaches was also a fireman. He made us run hills until we threw up and kept pushing. He ran every step with us which was very inspiring. He never flinched or pushed us to do anything he wouldn’t. He lead by example.
He could run mountains like most people ran flat ground.
7:30 Not from Band of Brothers, Cassie. From The Pacific.
I went to the 10 year anniversary of this incident. It was held in Prescott, AZ.
Brendan (Donut) talked about the pain of having survived. It was really nice to see, though, that they always included him when talking about the others who died.
One of the firefighter's son was like 8 or 9 when this happened. At the time of the 10 year memorial, he was like 18 or 19. He gave a speech about how his dad told him before leaving, ÿou're the man of the house while I'm away; take care of your mother and your siblings." He went on to talk about how he's spent the past 10 years trying to live up to those words.
It was such an emotional experience being there, and I didn't even know any of them or have any connection with the town. I just really connected with this story when I read about it in a book on wilderness disasters.
Watching these young people respond and comment on the events and history that occurs in these films is a window into understanding what the newer generation are aware of in our society. Eye opening.
FINALLY!!!! I've been waiting for people to react to this awesome movie!! Completely heartbreaking, but so good!! Miles loosing it the truck after hearing the numbers lost kills me every time!
This is such a slept on movie!!! Thank you so much for watching. I happen to get a helmet from the Kevin Woyjeck foundation when I was a kid in the Fire Explorer program. I have gone and done the hike, and gone to the site of their passing. It is such a solemnly beautiful movie.
48:23 To answer your question Cassie, the Yarnell Hill Fire recorded a temperature in excess of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Tragically, no one could've survived regardless of whether or not you deployed a fire shelter.
The very first lines of the movie foreshadow what's going to happen:
Eric: When are you going to give up on that thing?
Amanda: Love a lost cause.
One of the things I love about your channel is that you show me movies I would never have thought to watch myself. Thank you.
The reason why we get under pay is because most of us are volunteers, not full-time firefighters. So volunteer firefighters either get paid for each call or just only volunteer and not get paid for it. I just joined 11-11-2024 and am still going through the training.
i was friends with andrew ashcraft. other than my moms passing, andrews was the hardest ive personally experienced. this film does a good job, stays pretty true to how it actually happened. only difference is andrew played with hour of the wolf years before this happened. he is a big reason for why i listen to what i listen to today musically.
As a wildland fire fighter myself, fire shelters are not meant to withstand direct flames and the fire burned beyond 2,000+ degrees beyond what the shelters are rated for which is why the shelters failed, it was also found that some of the fire fighters were not in there shelters.
You can also watch Always (1989). It's fiction, it's Spielberg, but it's pretty good for a box office flop and critical failure. I guess people of '89 just weren't in the mood.
Still, easily Spielbergs worst movie. By a mile and then some. The people in '89 was very correct about it. It's a shockingly bad film, considering the talent behind the camera.
Definitely a different kind of movie; more nebulous spirituality. Worth a watch for sure.
@@MotherAce Are you sure it's his worst...? 1941 is just sitting there...
@@rbaldino Never saw "1941", I guess I should moderate myself to "Always" being the worst of the movies I've seen. But I've seen all but 5-6 of them. Just remember "Always" in particular because it just stood out to me to be bad in a way most of his movies seldom are. It was also on the tail end of me seeing 2 other poor movies of his (War Horse and Ready Player One) so I was very fed up by everything Spielberg for a long time there. Still is I suppose. His sappy kid-friendly "awe and nostalgia" movies was never really my jam. The older I get, the more annoyed I am at the "Spielbergian reaction shot" you find in so many of his classics. He's such a master manipulator, which is a great trait for a story-teller, but once you start looking for it in his movies, that can be a double-edged sword^^ "Jurassic Park" is basically a meme-movie for that in particular.
...."Aw...girl clothes!"
I've been waiting for this!!
This fire happened about a week before my first fire deployment... It was such a huge and tragic loss.
Thank you guys for reacting to this. You did it justice.
Read the book, brilliantly written but so heartbreaking! Reminded me so much of The Perfect Storm book movie with George Clooney about the Fishing boat tragedy! What's so heartbreaking about mahog tragedies like these, it that it's just ordinary people going out to work or volunteer to help their community, and a few decisions here or their results in life or tragedy. Both incidents are remarkable to me, connected by TWO opposing elements FIRE & WATER! We are insignificant in the face of Nature! 🙏🧐
Right, I feel the same way about the Coast Guard as I do about firefighters: Intentionally going right into the danger that everyone else is [rightfully] fleeing, takes a certain kind of guts. _The Perfect Storm_ is one of the greatest non-fiction books I have ever read, I recommend it to everyone. Another movie along the same lines is _The Finest Hours_ starring Chris Pine, also based on a book. If you haven't seen that, I highly recommend it.
You couldn't have asked for a better choice to cast Josh Brolin as Eric Marsh if you had looked for 100 years. Add to the fact that Brolin actually was a firefighter before he became a serious actor in Arizona coincidentally.
"You don't bring in family"
Good job!
Best part of the reaction!
I clicked so fast on this... One of my favorite movies that very few people I know have seen or heard of.
My grandparents and uncle lived in Yarnell during this time. The fire came within 300-ft of my uncles house and 700-ft of my grandparents house. This tragedy hit Prescott and Yarnell hard and rippled throughout all of Arizona. My good friend worked on the memorial trail.
If you like true, emotional stories, " We are Marshall" is another great film with a superb cast.
A GREAT movie that nobody reacts to for some reason! I lived just over the state line in KY most of my life. Our hometown university (MSU) had a "friendly rivalry" with the Thundering Herd, so it hit us hard. 💔
I remember seeing this on the news when it happened. And just knew they were gonna make a movie about it. I thought they did a very good job and respectfully depicted the events. The ending is probably the most gut wrenching I’ve seen even tho I knew what was coming. RIP to all the heroic firefighters who served to protect and gave their lives.
There are a lot of hard hitting films that I feel... I feel like I can fight the tears but not this one. Every single time I re-watch this it's tears and chills and sobbing when I hear Jeff Bridges let out a sob before gathering himself while driving... What a film..
I think so many of us have been waiting for yall to watch this!
incredible performance by all lead actors, this is prime example of how carry a simple touching story and make it immortal
RIP all heroes
24:09 When I realized that no looking up had been done at all and there was no knowledge, that this was a true story, or of what happened.......
There’s a hike that you can do that commemorates all the fallen hotshots that died that day with a plaque of each firefighter along the trailhead which when you reach the top overlooks where they all perished which you can then hike down too that is fenced off but with firefighter patches and memorabilia from all over the world. It’s touching and yet tragic all at the same time.
Tidbit: At 48:26 you asked why the shelters didn’t work. They are made from heat resistant materials that reflect radiant heat to provide some protection for a short period of time. However, they aren’t fireproof and can’t withstand direct exposure to extreme fire conditions. The fire generated temperatures exceeding 2,000 degree’s Fahrenheit, far beyond the protective capabilities of shelters
I just watched this film for the first second time last week. Very under appreciated movie with such a strong cast. In fact, I'm a co-host on the Double Reel Film podcast and we'll be talking this movie later month, where we discuss how it's such a hidden gem.
When we were in the theater and this movie ended no one moved a muscle. No one got out of there seats. This movie was very powerful and hit everyone in the theater hard. Later I watched it again with my daughter and her family and they bawled. A very good movie and I loved watching it with Cassie and Carly.❤
1 of 2 movies that made me shed a tear in the theater
Thank you for watching this. I know this was a difficult watch for you both. Being from AZ, I knew the outcome when I saw this in the theater but that didn't stop the waterworks from coming.
Thank you so much for reacting to this film. I will put this movie right up there with Backdraft (1991). The acting and storytelling is superb.
I’m from Phoenix Arizona I remember seeing the police and air rescue helicopters flying all over in memorial and saw the parade. the whole state felt the loss of those heroes for months thanks for seeing their story
This is a hidden gem from the guy who also directed _Top Gun: Maverick._ It is a great tribute to the real life heroes who died and those that continue doing what needs doing.
In the scene showing the empty seats on the bus you can see phones ringing, calls from their wives trying to find out if they're ok
Was working for the USFS north of Flagstaff and heard about the deaths at the Yarnell Hill Fire over the radio and was shocked to hear a Hotshot crew was wiped out. I received wildland firefighter training and knew a change in wind direction in an instant can put you at the head of a fire where earlier you were at the wings. Finding yourself at the head of the fire is the worse place to be and all you can do is get out of the way and get to a safe area.
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I saw this in theaters. I was in tears at the end. Glad you both watched it.
My girl Carly 😍
FYI drip touches never do. That. Its just for cinematic effect. They are designed to avoid combustion!!