Pat Mccarty Granite Mountain

The production hired pat mccarty of the prescott fire department and a former granite mountain hotshot he left the team a year before the yarnell hill fire as a technical advisor.

Pat mccarty granite mountain. I would relate it to special operations in the military branch said pat mccarty a former granite mountain hotshot who left the unit before last year s deadly fire to start a family. Granite mountain hotshots survivor brendan mcdonough left and former hotshot pat mccarty consulted with the filmmakers about their crew and the fire for only the brave which recounts the. We re in such a unique situation here with the fact that we have a great opportunity to tell the world about these men mccarty said. Pat mccarty who was a granite mountain hotshot for a few years before the yarnell fire worked with mcdonough as technical advisor on the film.

Through hope determination sacrifice and the drive to protect families and communities the granite mountain hotshots become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country. One of pat s favorite roles was providing support to the wildland fire crew that would eventually become the granite mountain hotshots. Pat was born to h p. He captured video footage thinking he was looking at a town about to burn when suddenly around 3 pm the thunderhead collapses and creates outflow winds that quickly change the fire s direction.

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As the arizona republic reports in order to accurately portray the granite mountain hotshots the production team hired a former granite mountain hotshot member pat mccarty as the film s.