I will update as more information becomes available. I'm looking for the exact location now to determine the type of flora and terrain involved in this great tragedy.
YARNELL -- According to MyFoxPhoenix.com, 18 firefighters who were trying to help control the wildfire burning on Yarnell Hill have died Sunday.
The Prescott Fire Department confirmed the fatalities.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has notified residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell to evacuate.
Yarnell is a chaparral covered piece of desert to the south west of Prescott, Az.
Rec Akmk's post here
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