A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed two lawsuits filed against the state of Arizona by residents of Yarnell whose homes burned in the 2013 fire that killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

The judge decided that the state did not have a duty to protect the property when it undertook management of the fire. The homeowners plan to appeal.

The 8,400-acre fire destroyed 127 residences in the Yarnell area.