Chris mackenzie has been named as one of the granite mountain hotshotsout of prescott arizona who was killed on june 30 battling a terrifying blaze in yarnell arizona reports the la times.
Christopher mackenzie granite mountain hotshots.
The testament of chris s life was not so much in the moments of his journey but more told in the manner in which he lived them.
His father was retired cal fire captain michael mackenzie.
Christopher mackenzie was one of five california natives among the granite mountain hotshot firefighters who died in the catastrophic yarnell hills fire in central arizona.
Mackenzie then earned his way onto a blm helitack crew the mill creek hotshots based at highway 38 and bryant at the mentone yucaipa border and an engine crew at pinyon station 30 in riverside.