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May hoffman is the grandmother of both. lorrie mckee is their aunt. >> it's really hard. it seems so surreal that they will just come back, don't you, mom? >> just kind of hope that i could wake up and it would be a really bad dream. >> reporter: there is so much pride for what grant and robert did to protect people. their relatives were always concerned when they didn't hear from them for hours of end while they were fighting fires, but family members knew grant and robert were doing what they loved, however, now the pain is so immense. >> i had hoped both of my boys died from smoke inhalatio...

That is raging across thousands of acres in arizona. 19 members of an elite 20-person hotshot crew out of prescott, arizona were found dead battling that fire. many of them were found inside their last resort fire shelters. last month the granite mountain hotshots were fighting fires in nearby new mexico before they were called back to arizona, their home state, to fight a wildfire that was raging less than an hour from their home fire department. it was that fire that ultimately took the lives of 19 of these firefighters. tonight the city of prescott, arizona is mourning the loss of their hot...

Discovered in the hills of arizona in the midst of a blaze that is raging across thousands of acres in arizona. 19 members of an elite 20-person hotshot crew out of prescott, arizona were found dead battling that fire. many of them were found inside their last resort fire shelters. last month the granite mountain hotshots were fighting fires in nearby new mexico before they were called back to arizona, their home state, to fight a wildfire that was raging less than an hour from their home fire department. it was that fire that ultimately took the lives of 19 of these firefighters. tonight the ...

But, indeed, if it turns out 18 firefighters, as we're getting the confirmation, and hopefully there aren't any more, this is up with of the biggest disasters as it comes the fighting fires that i can recall in our nation's history. this firefighter -- this wildfire fast-moving here. about 50 homes were evacuated in one area there, and then they had to evacuate other areas, and then they had drivers on one highway, u.s. 93 and interstate 17 were told to take other routes because it had to be closed down. and we're waiting to get more information from the fire department there in arizona. but, ...

Minutes with their feet to the fire. just as important as the training is the camaderie they build. it keeps them going, and in some cases alive. >> are you there? >> yeah, i'm here! >> any other job, you don't have to worry about your life day in and day out. but this job you have to watch your buddy too. you end up creating a certain bond with certain people, relationships that last a long time. >> that fire is still burning this morning. it is zero percent contained at this point. alisyn, brian, eric, back to you over there on the sofa. chilling to watch those guys and know 19 individuals o...