Prineville Hotshot Scott Blecha died 120 feet from the top of the fireline trying to reach the Zero Point (Z). Blecha almost outpaced the fire but was taken down 100 feet ahead of the other crew members. The entire crew started the tragic run for their lives from well down the fireline but the steep terrain and their tired bodies took away any hope that they could survive the run. Again, note the fireline, now a foot path, to the right of the red X on this photo.
Prineville Hotshot crew members Kathi Beck, Tami Bickett, Levi Brinkley, Doug Dunbar, Terri Hagen, Bonnie Holtby, Rob Johnson, and Jon Kelso along with and smokejumpers Don Mackey, Roger Roth, and James Thrash were entrapped and died 200 to 280 feet below the Zero Point (at the X). None were ever able to deploy fire shelters.
Don Mackey, a smokejumper crew boss who became more and more concerned about the situation, actually retreated to the rear to try and help several others to safety. He, and they, never made it out.
