,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1
 #bjba,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,ms4 
,sinema7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the memory of   
the fallen heroes of the ,granite       
,mountain ,interagency ,hotshot ,crew4  
,whereas the ,granite ,mountain         
,interagency ,hotshot ,crew 7referred to
 in this preamble as the ,granite       
,mountain ,hotshots7 was organized      
within the ,prescott1 ,arizona1 ,fire   
,department2 ,whereas the ,granite      
,mountain ,hotshots was originally      
formed in #bjjb as a fuels mitigation   
crew1 but later transitioned to a       
hotshot crew in #bjjh1 becoming the     
first municipal hotshot crew in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas the mission of
 the ,granite ,mountain ,hotshots was to
 perform physically demanding fireline  
work in hazardous conditions1 on        

difficult terrain1 and in extreme heat2 
,whereas1 on ,june #bh1 #bjac1          
lightening ignited the ,yarnell ,hill   
,fire on a ridge west of the community  
of ,yarnell1 ,arizona2 ,whereas1 on     
,june #cj1 #bjac1 #ai firefighters of   
the ,granite ,mountain ,hotshots gave   
their lives battling the ,yarnell ,hill 
,fire in ,yavapai ,county1 ,arizona1    
including-- 7#a7 ,eric ,marsh1 #dc1 who 
served as the superintendent of the     
,granite ,mountain ,hotshots2  7#b7     
,jesse ,steed1 #cf2  7#c7 ,clayton      
,whitted1 #bh2  7#d7 ,robert ,caldwell1 
#bc2  7#e7 ,travis ,carter1 #ca2  7#f7  
,christopher ,mac,kenzie1 #cj2  7#g7    
,travis ,turbyfill1 #bg2  7#h7 ,andrew  
,ashcraft1 #bi2  7#i7 ,joe ,thurston1   
#cb2  7#aj7 ,wade ,parker1 #bb2  7#aa7  
,anthony ,rose1 #bc2  7#ab7 ,garret     
,zuppiger1 #bg2  7#ac7 ,scott ,norris1  
#bh2  7#ad7 ,dustin ,de,ford1 #bd2      
7#ae7 ,william ,billy ,warneke1 #be2    
7#af7 ,kevin ,woyjeck1 #ba2  7#ag7 ,john
 ,percin1 ,jr41 #bd2  7#ah7 ,grant      

,mc,kee1 #ba2 and  7#ai7 ,sean ,misner1 
#bf2 ,whereas the ,yarnell ,hill ,fire  
resulted in-- 7#a7 the largest wildland 
firefighter loss of life in #hj years2  
7#b7 the sixth deadliest firefighter    
tragedy in the history of the ,united   
,states2 and  7#c7 the greatest loss of 
life for fire services in the ,united   
,states since the terrorist attacks of  
,september #aa1 #bjja2 ,whereas1 on     
,july #i1 #bjac1 thousands of people    
attended a memorial service held in     
,prescott ,valley1 ,arizona1 including  
then-,vice ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden
 and representatives from more than #ajj
 hotshot crews from across the ,united  
,states2 and ,whereas the memory of each
 fallen firefighter is honored at the   
,granite ,mountain ,hotshots ,memorial  
,state ,park1 which was dedicated in    
#bjaf3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 honors the memory of the 
fallen heroes of the ,granite ,mountain 
,interagency ,hotshot ,crew of the      
,prescott1 ,arizona1 ,fire ,department2 

7#b7 extends its deepest condolences and
 sympathy to the surviving families of  
the #ai firefighters lost in the line of
 duty2 and  7#c7 commends the bravery   
and sacrifice made by these fallen      
wildland firefighters in the service of 
their communities4