Andrew Ashcraft was a firefighter, a member of an elite hotshot team. They used to work with your Daddy Billy.. These men lived together. At the time, Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said the 19 firefighters were a part of the city's fire department. 'That's what it takes. 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Andrew Ashcraft's mother, Deborah Pfingston, also spoke with CBS News' Carter Evans about her son. The National Fire Protection Association had previously listed the deadliest wildland fire involving firefighters as the 1994 Storm King Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, which killed 14 firefighters who were overtaken by a sudden explosion of flames. The city of Prescott told her that full family survivor benefits will only be awarded to the families of full-time employees. Billie Grace grinned. Roxanne Warneke, riding shotgun, rolled down her window. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news . Juliann Ashcraft, wife of late firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, receives a U.S. flag during a memorial service in July. Billie Grace is headstrong and independent. Hot shot crews are elite firefighters who often hike for miles into the wilderness with chain saws and backpacks filled with heavy gear to build lines of protection between people and fires. "As shocked as I was that my husband went to work and never came home, I'm equally shocked in how the city has treated our family since then," she said. But she's been denied the lifetime benefits she was counting on to raise her four children, the youngest of whom is 18 months old. 6 Amazon travel essentials for your next getaway, starting at $12. Juliann met with families of two Beartown firefighters from Michigan who were killed and another half dozen who were injured in an accident on their way to the Box Canyon wildfire in Utah last summer. For a long time, Roxanne didnt understandeither, how a highly qualified crew, well-trained and disciplinedby all accounts, with a lookout and regular protocols, could have found itself trapped in a canyon with no way out. Through my experience, I have learned life is a gift. She wants Billie Grace to meet people who did the work her father did. For more, click here or follow on Facebook. 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Helicopters had been unable to reach the highly-trained men as they fought the flames in Yarnell and they could not be saved by their emergency shelters - tent-like structures meant to shield them from flames and heat. she told the Today show as she struggled to hold back the tears. It was 20 percent contained and awind had kicked up. City officials declined multiple requests for an interview, but Monday they sent a statement. Inside Edition Investigates as Over 2,000 ER Visits in Last Decade Involved Them, Ohio Train Derailment: EPA Cracks Down on Hazardous Waste Removal as Federal Agents Go Door to Door, Bryan Kohberger Fights Bids to Lift Gag Order By Parties Seeking New Details About Murder Investigation, Honduran Man Dies From Injuries Sustained After Falling From the US-Mexico Border Barrier, Shovel, Bloody Rope Found in Car That Belonged to Ex of Teacher Found Slain in Shallow Grave: Prosecutor. Another, Roxanne Warneke, who lives just outside Tucson, has. But she's worried what will happen when the dust settles from all of this. His wife says he always thought of others before himself. While her husband was on a break during the early stages of battling a massive fire on Sunday, Ashcraft said she texted pictures of their kids swimming. As she kept watch on the Sawmill Fire,Roxanne sent a Facebook message to Deborah. U.S. wildfire disasters date back more than two centuries and include tragedies like the 1949 Mann Gulch fire near Helena, Montana, that killed 13, or the Rattlesnake blaze four years later that claimed 15 firefighters in Southern California. That they were loved. Whats the point of living a life if you arent happy?. I saw that it kept growing, Roxanne said. They remove brush, trees and anything that might burn in the direction of homes and cities. Prescott, which is more than 30 miles northeast of Yarnell, is one of the only cities in the United States that has a hot shot fire crew, Fraijo said. The names of all 19 members of the elite firefighting crew who perished in the blaze were released late on Monday, after their bodies were retrieved from the mountain where they died. They are happy. How did this happen? 'He was the most amazing man,' she said. The fire has forced the closure of parts of state Route 89. I was able to beat back the anxiety, she said. July 3, 2013 / 5:33 AM Of course, there was no reply," she said. Only The Brave opens in theaters nationwide on October 20. They have to run 1.5 miles in 10 minutes and 35 seconds, complete 40 sit-ups in 60 seconds, 25 push-ups in 60 seconds, and seven pull-ups. In 2015, Roxanne Preston, whose hotshot husband Billy Warneke was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013, joinedJuliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew, also was killed,and Andrews mother, Deborah Pfingston, to form a non-profit advocacy group. As the bodies of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were recovered, it emerged that the team's 20th member survived as he was moving the crew's truck when the flames overcame his comrades. She calls Harry Daddy Hop, a nickname from his initials. Harry will ask, How did you sleep?, I slept good, she told him. ", Juliann Ashcraft said her children don't understand "the finality of it." Top nutrition scientist says you should drink as many varieties as possible 'because it's good for your gut', Andrew Ashcraft, 29, died beside 18 of his 'Hotshot' comrades on June 30, He left behind his young wife, Juliann, and their four children, the youngest of whom is 18 months, Five weeks after the tragedy, Mrs Ashcraft has been denied the full lifetime benefits she was relying on to raise the couple's children, City of Prescott claims the Hotshot was one of 13 firefighters who were 'seasonal' workers, They say she is therefore only entitled to worker's compensation and a one off payment of $328,000, But Mr Ashcraft actually worked 40 hours a week all year round. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It was the deadliest wildfire ever in Arizona;19 men on the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew out of Prescott were killed. They were heroes in our home, they were heroes in our community," she said. 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He had followed in the footsteps of his father, Mike MacKenzie (left), who was once the fire captain of Moreno Valley, California, Tragedy: Mackenzie, pictured left and right, died as the men tried to climb into emergency shelters, Killed: Travis Turbyfill, pictured with his family, also died with his team on the mountainside, Fallen: Scott Norris, pictured, was one of the 19 victims, Disbelief: David Turbyfill is comforted by his wife Shari as he mourns his son Travis Turbyfill on Monday, President Obama called the firefighters heroes and highly skilled professionals who 'put themselves in harm's way to protect the lives and property of fellow citizens they would never meet.'. After a fire breaks out, they hike for miles into the wilderness with chain saws and backpacks filled with heavy gear to build lines of protection between people and the blaze. He left behind two young sons. If State Highway 83 had been open, it would have taken an hour and a half or so. They have also lived in Elk, WA and Chattaroy, WA. Because of the dangers of the job, he would always tell us that he loved us.'. Juliann Ashcraft is looking forward to July 1, the day after the one-year anniversary of the wildfire disaster that took the lives of her husband Andrew and 18 other members of the Granite. ", "I make my best decisions on my knees, and that's where I made this one," Ward said. Roxanne buried Billy in the veterans sections of a cemetery in Marana, with full military honors, not far from where they lived. 'Problem solving, teamwork, ability to make decisions in a stressful environment and being nice are the attributes of our crewmembers,' its website read. As a result of the dispute, there were two separate memorial. Watch Carter Evans' full report at the top of this article. At the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District station, Roxanne got out of the truck and introduced herself to the firefighters. Chris MacKenzie joined the Forest Service in 2004 and had been in the Prescott Fire Department for two years. the house Billy had dreamed of, the one he promised Roxanne, was built by firefighters, friends and neighbors, and complete strangers, They focus on safety for wildland firefighters, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Andrew Ashcraft's widow wept in the audience as the Prescott, Ariz., retirement board decided her family deserved full-time survivor payments. It had been almost four years since her husband, wildland firefighter Billy Warneke, was killed by a raging blaze in Yarnell. When they were found on Sunday, all 19 shelters were deployed but some of the men's bodies were inside their individual shelters, while others were outside - indicating just how suddenly they were overcome by the flames. He's selfless, and I think he thought of our kids and he thought of wishing he was home with them at that moment. Older Americans increasingly struggling to save for retirement. Confused: Juliann Ashcraft, pictured, is fighting with the city of Prescott for the benefits she is being denied, Children: Mrs Ashcraft, pictured, was left to raise her four children alone. Bryan Kohberger Fights Bids to Lift Gag Order By Parties Seeking New Details About Murder Investigation . She told the Today show how, apart from his family, fighting fires with the Granite Mountain Hotshots was his life. He was one of 19 firefighters who died a year ago in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona. It is also the deadliest wildland blaze for firefighters in the U.S. for 80 years. 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His grandmother told the Long Beach Press Telegram that Kevin, originally from Seal Beach, California, had been a firefighter for around four years. I tell them how much he loves them and that he's with them. These men worked together," she said. Her heart pounded, and she began to hyperventilate. At times, the pain is overwhelming for the women and they say their hotshot firefighters were larger than life now they will have a fitting tribute on the big screen. She felt like she wanted to do something to help. Only The Brave isan upcoming film starring Josh Brolin and Jennifer Connelly, which documents the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a heroic firefighting team overtaken by a raging Arizonawildfire in 2013. Juliann Ashcraft and her husband Andrew were twenty-somethings with four young children when he died in the line of duty in Prescott, Arizona on June 30, 2013. The unit was established in 2002, and the city also has 75 suppression team members. She responded by asking whether he and his crew would be sleeping in the field that night. Juliann Ashcraft, widow of Andrew Ashcraft, who was one of the 19 firefighters who died while battling the Arizona wildfire on Sunday, spoke to "Today" about the final text messages she exchanged with her husband. On July 1, the day after the men were killed, Mrs Ashcraft was pictured distraught at a makeshift memorial in Prescott for the fallen firefighters. Juliann Ashcraft said: "It was out of the ordinary for him, because he said 'this is getting wild' and 'Peoples Valley an Yarnell are looking to burn.' Juliann Ashcraft said she found out her firefighter husband, Andrew, was among the dead by watching the news with her four children. Because of the dangers of the job, he would always tell us that he loved us. 'Our entire crew was lost,' Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo told reporters. She said she had been texting her husband throughout the day - with him telling her how much he loved and missed her, and how proud he was of their young children - until he abruptly stopped. But there was no question her husband died doing something he loved, doing whatever he had to help others. 'He had some athletic ability in him and he was a go-getter, too. He saved a lot of homes that people do go home to, but he'll never come home to ours. Helicopters had been unable to reach the highly-trained men as they fought the flames in Yarnell and they could not be saved by their emergency shelters - tent-like structures meant to shield them from flames and heat. When they were found on Sunday, all 19 shelters were deployed but some of the men's bodies were inside their individual shelters, while others were outside - indicating just how suddenly they were overcome by the flames. "They were the best of the best.". 'One of the last fail safe methods that a firefighter can do under those conditions is literally to dig as much as they can down and cover themselves with a protective - kinda looks like a foil type - fire-resistant material - with the desire, the hope at least, is that the fire will burn over the top of them and they can survive it,' Fraijo said. A contagious smile, a heart of gold. 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When Roxanne introduced herself to the firefighters at the station, she told them that her husband had been one of the 19 hotshots killed in the Yarnell fire. 'That's what it takes. They died together. Ashcraft did not think it would be this much of an issue. She noticed that everybody who used to work with her father wore green pants. 1 of 16. Juliann Ashcraft, 28, said she will receive workers' compensations and a one-time federal payment of $328,000 in the death of her 29-year-old husband Andrew, who was among the Granite. She told them she had brought fruit. "I want to be able to just be mourning my husband, be supporting my children, be figuring out what our new normal is," she said. I looked at my four children and thought, Oh man, I was able to grow up with a daddy and they wont. My heart breaks for them every day, said his widow.Marcina Thurston had been with her husband, Joe, since their sophomore year in high school. 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