Four Years Later: New Memorial To 19 Firefighters Killed In Yarnell Fire | NBC Nightly News

LASTING TRIBUTE TO THE LOVED . HERE IS NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER. >> Reporter: THE MEMORIAL STATE PARK IS HALLOWED GROUND, EVERY STEP BRINGS DEBRA CLOSER TO ANDREW ASHCRAFT, FIREFIGHTER, HUSBAND, THE SON SHE LOST. >> HE WAS AMAZING. HIS BRIGHT SMILE, HIS LAUGHTER. HE LOVED BEING A DAD AND -- BUT THAT IS THE HARDEST. [CRYING] >> Reporter: 19 FIREFIGHTERS PERISHED ON THIS VERY MOUNTAIN. KILLED BATTLING THE YARNELL HILL FIRE FOUR YEARS AGO. THE NEW STATE PARK IS A LIVING TRIBUTE TO THE LIVES LOST. 19 PLAQUES LINE THE SEVEN-MILE TRAIL IN EMOTION. >> WHEN YOU SEE EVERYTHING, IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. >> Reporter: A PILGRIMAGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PHYSICAL TOLL TO REACH THIS MOUNTAIN PEEK PAILS IN COMPARISON. THE HOT SHOTS DEPLAY EMERGENCY SHELTERS WHERE THEY WOULD DIE SIDE BY SIDE. A RING OF STONE PROTECTS THIS BAND OF BROTHERS, CROSSES BEAR EACH NAME. >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT PLACE AND I LOVE KNOWING THAT IT'S THERE. >> Reporter: AMANDA MARSH LOST HER HUSBAND ERIC. SHE HELPED DESIGN THE TRAIL, STILL TOO PAINFUL TO VISIT. >> I WANTED ERIC AND THE CREW TO ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR SACRIFICE. IT'S VERY PROFOUND THAT THE CREW WAS FOUND TOGETHER LIKE THEY WERE. NO ONE RAN. >> Reporter: A JOURNEY THAT INSPIRES HONORING THE LIVES LOST AND A LEGACY THAT LIVES ON.

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Length: 2min 5sec (125 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 07 2017