The 19 Fallen Arizona Firefighters One was a father of four. Others had babies on the way. They were nature lovers, athletes and above all, firefighters. Nineteen of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite crew trained to fight wilderness fires, died on Sunday as they battled a fierce fire outside the old gold-mining village of Yarnell, Ariz. Here are glimpses of the men they were and what they leave behind.