Overview

• Two Idaho firefighters were killed when a sniper opened fire on crews battling a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, and a third is in stable condition after surgery
• A SWAT team located the suspected shooter’s body next to a firearm, ending the active threat and prompting the lifting of a shelter-in-place order
• The brush fire has scorched about 20 acres and continues to burn as firefighting efforts resume under Idaho Department of Lands oversight
• The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are investigating whether the fire was deliberately set to lure first responders into an ambush
• Governor Brad Little condemned the attack as a heinous direct assault and appealed for prayers for the fallen firefighters and their families