Two Granite Mountain Hotshots’ families are seeking to obtain additional death benefits from a state retirement system for public safety workers, a Prescott official said Tuesday. City spokesman Pete Wertheim said the widows of Andrew Ashcraft and William Warneke filed …
The mother of one of 19 wildland firefighters killed in north-central Arizona has filed a $36 million claim against the state, Yavapai County and the city of Prescott, saying their negligence led to the death of her son. An attorney …
A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona blaze cites poor communication between the men and support staff, and reveals that an airtanker carrying flame retardant was hovering overhead as the firefighters died. …