A new film that portrays the harrowing events of the 1990 Dude Fire will debut this week at two Arizona theaters.
“Prisoners of Fire: The Dude Fire Story” provides an in-depth exploration of the devasting wildfire that claimed the lives of six prisoner crew members, while also honoring the courage and resilience of the survivors and the firefighters who bravely battled the blaze.
On June 26,1990, the Dude Fire raged across the ponderosa forests below the Mogollon Rim in Central Arizona. A group of prison crew members became trapped in the flames as they responded to their first fire…