A lone Hotshot backed by a stylized granite-slab image of Granite Mountain is expected to soon join the cowboys and veterans that already grace the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza.
After years of work and more than 25 meetings by the board, the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Partnership has chosen a piece by Arizona sculptor Deborah Fellows to honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30, 2013 fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire.
The 10-member volunteer partnership announced its choice this week – prior to the five-year mark of the Hotshot tragedy on Saturday, June 30.
Partnership members hope the sculpture will be in place at its designated spot on the Cortez Street side of the courthouse plaza by June 30, 2019.
Meanwhile, the group has started a fundraising effort, and members hope to raise about $500,000 to pay for the memorial.