The investigation report concerning the tragic Yarnell Hill wildfire was released yesterday. Maps above are from the report. I have only scanned the report online this morning and will read through it more carefully later today. The reports in the morning papers indicate that Yarnell residents and others were upset at the formal briefing yesterday because the report did not determine exactly why the Hotshot crew was where it was when the fire overran them. At first read, it appears that radio communications were lost during the half-hour leading up to the tragedy and that the exact location of the crew was unknown. It is quite surprising to me that leaders of crews of this type don't carry a GPS. The entire report is at:
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