<P> The Granite Mountain Hotshots were a group within the department whose mission was to fight wildfires . Founded in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew , it transitioned to a handcrew ( Type 2 I / A ) in 2004 , and ultimately to a hotshot crew in 2008 . The crew had their own fire station , station 7 , where equipment , including two 10 - person crew carriers , was housed . The 2017 film Only the Brave was based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots and the Yarnell Fire . </P>
when did the granite mountain hotshots get certified
2008