

McDonough says he wants to turn his life around (he recently became a father) and Marsh gives him the opportunity.

When potential recruit Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller) asks for an interview, the crew is trepidatious - McDonough is known as a directionless drug user - but Marsh gives him a chance. Marsh is a stoic leader and one who has earned the respect of his men. The crews need to understand the speed and direction of a fire in order to cut off its supply of fuel. Based in Arizona, this team had to face off against overwhelming fires that consume communities and forests alike. The new film tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crew of firefighters who are charged with slowing down and suffocating large-scale fires. That’s what the chief asks them to understand. If a fire starts, it could use all the woods to quickly build into an enormous wildfire. Marsh turns to his team and tells them to look at the forest in a different way. Local fire chief Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) leads his crew - and potential members of his crew - to the top of a mountain and looks at the surrounding woods. There’s an early sequence in the drama Only The Brave that sets the stage for the film.
