2014 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-006 BY SENATOR(S) Jones and Nicholson, Tochtrop, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman, Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Herpin, Hill, Hodge, Jahn, Johnston, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell, Renfroe, Rivera, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger, Carroll; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Exum, Becker, Buck, Buckner, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Fields, Fischer, Foote, Garcia, Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lebsock, Lee, May, McCann, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Scott, Singer, Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young, Ferrandino. CONCERNING THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT FIREFIGHTING CREW, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THE 19 MEMBERS OF THE CREW WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON JUNE 30, 2013, WHILE BATTLING THE YARNELL HILL FIRE IN ARIZONA. WHEREAS, The Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew, of the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department (Granite Mountain Hotshots), was founded as a fuels mitigation crew in 2002, and became the first municipal hotshot crew in the United States; and WHEREAS, Hotshot crews are intensively trained wildland firefighters that are placed in the most rugged terrain on the most active and difficult areas of wildfires; and WHEREAS, The Granite Mountain Hotshots are an elite ground firefighting crew, which hailed from diverse backgrounds and worked long hours in extreme environmental conditions while performing physically demanding fireline tasks; and WHEREAS, When large wildfires occur in Colorado and elsewhere, firefighters come from near and far to render assistance. Such was the case with the Granite Mountain Hotshots, who, since becoming qualified as an Interagency Hotshot Crew in 2008, assisted on the following fires in Colorado: The Coal Creek Fire in the BLM White River District from September 2nd through September 4th, 2011; The Hay Fire in the BLM White River District from September 4th through September 5th, 2011; The Karren Place Fire in the BLM White River District from September 5th through September 11th, 2011; The Reservoir Road Fire in Larimer County from September 13 through September 19, 2010; and WHEREAS, Colorado owes a debt of gratitude to the Granite Mountain Hotshots for their service to the State; and WHEREAS, On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots gave their lives battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yavapai County, Arizona; and WHEREAS, The loss of these 19 firefighters makes the Yarnell Hill Fire the worst wildland firefighter fatality incident in the United States in 80 years; and WHEREAS, The 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives are: Eric Marsh, who was 43 years old and a native of Ashe County, North Carolina, served as the crew's superintendent; Jesse Steed, who was 36 years old and a native of Cottonwood, Arizona, served as the crew's captain; Clayton Whitted, who was 28 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; Robert Caldwell, who was 23 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona, and was the cousin of Grant McKee, who also perished battling the Yarnell Hill Fire; Travis Carter, who was 31 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; Christopher MacKenzie, who was 30 years old, was a native of Hemet, California; Travis Turbyfill, who was 27 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; Andrew Ashcraft, who was 29 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; Joe Thurston, who was 32 years old, was a native of Cedar City, Utah; Wade Parker, who was 22 years old, was a native of Chino Valley, Arizona; Anthony Rose, who was 23 years old, was a native of Zion, Illinois; Garret Zuppiger, who was 27 years old, was a native of Phoenix, Arizona; Scott Norris, who was 28 years old, was a native of Prescott, Arizona; Dustin DeFord, who was 24 years old, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Ekalaka, Montana; William ''Billy'' Warneke, who was 25 years old, was a native of Hemet, California; Kevin Woyjeck, who was 21 years old, was a native of Seal Beach, California; John Percin, Jr., who was 24 years old, was a native of West Linn, Oregon; Grant McKee, who was 21 years old, was a native of Newport Beach, California, and was the cousin of Robert Caldwell, who also perished battling the Yarnell Hill Fire; and Sean Misner, who was 26 years old, was a native of Goleta, California; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly: (1) Commend the bravery and sacrifice made by the fallen heroes of the Prescott Fire Department's Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew; (2) Extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the surviving families of these 19 firefighters lost in the line of duty; and (3) Express our appreciation for the service of the Granite Mountain Hotshots to the state of Colorado. Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to Eric Kriwer, Prescott, Arizona interim Fire Chief; Michael Morgan, President of Colorado State Fire Chiefs; Paul Cooke, Director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of Public Safety; Sheriff James Casias, President, County Sheriffs of Colorado; Mike Rogers, President, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters; Steve Trujillo, President, Colorado State Fire Fighters Association; Todd Richardson, State FMO, Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office; Willie Thompson, Fire Director, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region; Paul Cerda, Superintendent, Alpine Interagency Hotshot Crew; Shawn Telford, Superintendent, Craig Interagency Hotshot Crew; Bob Ayotte, Acting Superintendent, Pike Interagency Hotshot Crew; Jay Godson, Superintendent, San Juan Interagency Hotshot Crew; and Larry Money, Superintendent, Roosevelt Interagency Hotshot Crew. ____________________________ ____________________________ Morgan Carroll Mark Ferrandino PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES