Overview

• Two firefighters were killed and several others injured when a shooter opened fire on crews battling a brush fire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday afternoon.
• Fire suppression efforts have been suspended as law enforcement continues to exchange sniper fire in the rugged, densely wooded terrain.
• Authorities have maintained a shelter-in-place order for residents near East Nettleton Gulch Road and urged the public to avoid the area until the threat is neutralized.
• Investigators are examining whether the blaze was intentionally set to lure first responders into an ambush-style attack.
• Local sheriff’s deputies, state officers and FBI teams are coordinating a manhunt across multiple jurisdictions in northern Idaho.