on july 2, more than 3,000 people attended a public memorial service at an indoor stadium in prescott valley. vice president joe biden, arizona governor jan brewer, and the team's lone surviving firefighter, brendan mcdonough, spoke at a memorial in prescott on tuesday, july 9. that memorial was attended by thousands, including representatives from over 100 hotshot crews across the country, and was streamed live by several media outlets. individual memorial services were scheduled for later in the hometowns of the 19 firefighters.