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Images: Reaction to the Arizona Firefighter Fatalities

Wendy Tollefsen sets down flowers and flags at a makeshift memorial outside the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew fire station, Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial at the fire station Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prescott and other area department firefighters embrace during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A picture of fallen firefighter Wade Parker is displayed at a makeshift memorial at the fire station Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Levi Weinberger, right, raises his hand with others to indicate he knew a firefighter that was killed during a memorial service on Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial at the fire station Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A chain with 19 links hangs locked on the fence outside the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew fire station, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. The chain, left by Slade Graves, has 19 links to signify 19 men linked. Graves said she wanted to give the combination of the lock to the survivor of the team. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mayer fire department chaplain Rev. Bob Ossler, reacts during a memorial service for 19 wildland firefighters, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A jersey honoring the 19 firefighters that were killed in the wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., hangs in the Arizona Diamondback’s dugout before the baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Monday, July 1, 2013, in New York. ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Turbyfill, father of firefighter Travis Turbyfill, who was killed fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire, is comforted by his wife, Shari Turbyfill in front of Prescott Fire Station 7 on Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A couple embraces during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juliann Ashcraft, of Prescott, the wife of Andrew Ashcraft, who was killed battling the Yarnell Hill Fire hugs Andrew’s father, Tom Ashcraft of Prescott in front of Prescott Fire Station #7 on Monday, July 1, 2013. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Unidentified members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew from Prescott, Ariz., pose together in this undated photo provided by the City of Prescott. Some of the men in this photograph were among those killed. ASSOCIATED PRESS
James McNaughton plays “Amazing Grace” during a memorial service in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners seated in a section reserved for friends and family react during a memorial service Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toby Schultz pauses after laying flowers at the gate of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew fire station, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer answers questions during a news conference, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marsha McKee and Stanley Nesheim react during a memorial service for 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. McKee is the mother of one of the Hotshots who were killed . ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Higgins, left, and his brother Noah place flowers at a makeshift memorial at the fire station Monday, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz., where an elite team of firefighters was based. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners bow their heads in prayer during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Firefighters Kayla Garst, left, and Darce Knight react during a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners stand as firefighters enter the gym for a memorial service, Monday, July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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