Eric Marsh

The Granite Mountain Hotshots’ story was memorialized in the 2017 film Only the Brave , where Marsh was portrayed by actor Josh Brolin. Marsh’s legacy remains dual-edged—a passionate, knowledgeable leader whose final decisions, made in seconds, cost everything. For wildland firefighters, his name is a reminder that experience and aggression must always bow to the primal, unpredictable power of fire.