By Jailene Aguilera, Dillon Fuhrman Updated today at 6:03 PM Published June 30, 2026 6:08 PM (KYMA) - Tuesday, June 30, 2026 marks 13 years since 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. Dry lightning struck a patch of vegetation, igniting a fire west of Yarnell, Arizona, around 90 miles northwest of Phoenix. Two days later, the Hotshots were battling the fire when the winds suddenly shifted and the flames rapidly raced toward them.