Boston Herald - Boston Herald: Hotshot who survived Ariz. fire served as lookout

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Hotshot who survived Ariz. fire served as lookout Jul 3rd 2013, 00:18, by By Associated Press, Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The lone survivor on an elite Arizona firefighting crew was serving as a lookout and relaying key information to his colleagues when a raging wildfire trapped and killed them, officials said Tuesday. Brendan McDonough, 21, was in his third season with the 20-member, Prescott-based Granite Mountain Hotshots. He was assigned to be a "heads-up on the hillside" for the team on that fateful afternoon two days ago, said Wade Ward, a Prescott Fire Department spokesman who relayed McDonough's story at an afternoon news conference. Media files: In this photo shot by firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots watch a growing wildfire that later swept over and killed the crew of 19 firefighters near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday, June 30, 2013. Ashcraft texted the photo to his wife, Juliann, but died later that day battling the out-of-control blaze. The 29-year-old father of four added the message, "This is my lunch spot...too bad lunch was an MRE." (image/jpeg)

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