Kind of wild that I heard about this on a regional repeater yesterday long before it surfaced on the Web. :P

2025 Coeur d'Alene shooting

On June 29, 2025, at approximately 2 p.m. PDT, multiple firefighters from three companies were shot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in the city's Canfield Mountain Natural Area after a 20 acres (8.1 ha) fire was intentionally set in a plan to ambush them. Two firefighters on Canfield Mountain were killed and one injured. Both firefighters were pronounced dead on scene. Kootenai County officials have not yet publicly provided identification details of the two firefighters. The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office confirmed on their Facebook page that members of the SWAT team located a deceased male with a firearm found nearby at around 7:40 p.m. The shelter-in-place was lifted but the wildfire remains active. Sheriff Norris said it is unclear whether the man shot himself, but authorities believe he was the only shooter. The sheriff told reporters that the attacker had also started the forest fire. Modern high-power sporting rifles were reportedly used in the shooting.

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