Chris mackenzie 30 grew up in hemet and sought to follow in his dad s footsteps.
Christopher mackenzie granite mountain hotshots.
Christopher mackenzie was one of five california natives among the granite mountain hotshot firefighters who died in the catastrophic yarnell hills fire in central arizona.
Snapped by hotshot christopher mackenzie the photograph shows the wildland firefighters forming a human pyramid in front of a giant juniper tree near prescott that the crew had saved during the.
The testament of chris s life was not so much in the moments of his journey but more told in the manner in which he lived them.
His father was retired cal fire captain michael mackenzie.