Meet the Granite Mountain Hotshots in the Timely new Film Only the Brave

Director Joseph Kosinski’s Only the Brave is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite firefighting force within the Prescott Fire Department in Presscott, Arizona. Founded in 2002, the Granite Mountain Hotshots specialized in fighting wildfires. The term “hotshot” is a rarefied designation—they are the country’s top wildland firefighters, described as the Navy SEALs ...