Firefighters killed

[kelroy55]

My thoughts and prayers to the families and the community.

19 firefighters killed in Arizona blaze; 'Our entire crew was lost' - CNN.com

[PennyQuilts]

Just horrific. Terrible. Terrible.

[Anonymous.]

I had never heard of those fire shelter things before. Sounds like a scary situation for sure.

[bradh]

After having lived in Arizona and seeing these men from local departments and US Forestry fighters across the state fight many blazes, this is tough news.

[Mel]

How incredibly sad. That many at once.

[BBatesokc]

The LA times has an emotional slideshow and radio traffic audio from a similar 'burn over' event from 2008. Gives you a sense of what these brave men faced.

2008: Firefighters trapped in 'burnover' find safety in their emergency shelters -- latimes.com