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Name: Scott Daniel Norris
Date of Birth: October 12, 1984
For one so young, Scott led a full, adventurous life. Scott
Daniel Norris was born in Prescott and has
been a resident of the Prescott area all his life. He attended
Liberty Traditional School and Bradshaw
Mountain High School where he was a 2003 graduate. He then
attended Yavapai College where he
received his firefighter certification. He has worked for Pro
Water Irrigation, NAU Biology Dept.,
Payson Hotshots, and most recently Bucky ONeils Gun Store and
Granite Mountain Interagency
Hotshot Crew. Scott served as a Hotshot for approximately five
years.
He loved people, great food, and a good challenge. He was
clear-thinking, thoughtful, witty, hard-
working, and courageous and had a true talent for making others
laugh and enjoy life. He had a
passion for Gods nature, and spent much of his time outdoors
hiking, biking, climbing, backpacking,
and snow-boarding.
He made several backpacking excursions into various parts of the
Grand Canyon, and in 2010 was trip
leader for a 230-mile, 20-day private raft trip down the
Colorado River, which included his parents and
close friends. While off-season from wildland firefighting, he
traveled to Thailand and Cambodia and
explored our own beautiful country. He made an extended trip
with his good friend Ian to Central
America, where they visited Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
In his time off during this recent fire
season, Scott made it a priority to spend time with family,
friends, his girlfriend Heather, and their
dogs. Scott and Heather recently made trips to some of his
favorite places in Arizona: Beaver Creek,Clear Creek, and Fossil
Creek.
Scott had a creative side as well and was an exceptional writer.
While traveling he sent descriptive,
entertaining emails, and once in a while he even penned a poem.
He enjoyed learning about how
things work from dog training to firearms, and he was passionate
about weather-watching, especially
thunderstorms and snowstorms.
