PBS NewsHour

Firefighters Who Perished in Arizona Faced High Heat

Clip: 07/01/2013 | 7m 20s

Nineteen firefighters were killed combating a wildfire in Arizona, the worst loss of its kind in the U.S. since 1933. Judy Woodruff gets more background on the deadly tragedy and the current conditions on the ground in Prescott, Ariz., from William Welch of USA Today and Ken Willette of the National Fire Protection Association.

Aired: 07/01/13

Rating: NR

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