Robert Caldwell Granite Mountain

He attended santa ynez high school where he played football and ran track.

Robert caldwell granite mountain.

Entering their sixth season the 2013 granite mountain inter agency hotshots became instructors at the arizona incident and management academy. Robert caldwell 23 was one of the granite mountain hotshots who died in the yarnell hill fire outside prescott arizona. The granite mountain inter agency hotshots had been protecting the city with over 3 1 billion in assessed value over 18 000 homes and 24 000 residents. June 30 marked the seventh year since 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots were killed on the yarnell hill fire south of prescott arizona.

Caldwell was honored on the national fallen firefighters memorial in emmitsburg. He received his emt from yavapai college and joined his cousin robert caldwell on the granite mountain hot shots in 2013. The granite mountain hotshots were a unit of the prescott fire department. He died with honor with his brothers in the line of duty with his boots tight on his feet.

2013 i d rather die in my boots than live in a suit robert caldwell lived by these words and was always a man true to his word. Arizona pioneers home new section y 20. The park located at the site where the firefighters died is accessed by a. From the age of 10 sean played football baseball and soccer.

Prescott fire department granite mountain interagency hotshots. The granite mountain hotshots were assigned to the yarnell hill fire in central arizona. Dave linda caldwell. Hampton funeral home handled arrangements.

The park opened on november 30 2016 and had over 18 000 visitors in its first year. In memory of the granite mountain hotshots.