Ariz. Hotshots included jokesters, fathers-to-be




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Summary: PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) , Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, based in Prescott, were killed Sunday when a windblown wildfire overcame them north of Phoenix. It was the deadliest single day for U.S. firefighters since 9/11. Fourteen of the victims were in their 20s. Here are the stories of those who died: ___ ANDREW ASHCRAFT: AN ATHLETIC, GO-GETTER