Idaho Shooting: Two Firefighters Killed, One Injured in Canfield Mountain Ambush During Wildfire Response; Suspect Found Dead After Massive Manhunt

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Officers have ended the "shelter-in-place" warning after a deadly attack, in which two fire fighting workers were killed and the third was injured on Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking spot near the small city of Coeur d'Alene.

"Idaho firefighter ambush sparks national outrage over responder safety laws."

What We Know So Far

Sheriff Robert Norris, Sheriff Robert Norris, told the attack "attacked completely and attacked" and said that the victims did not get any chance. " The third fire fighter was seriously injured and has recently been his surgery.

After hours, after the firing and deadlock, law enforcement marked a suspect using mobile phone signal tracking. A dead man was found to firearms, although the officials have not confirmed that how his death had or hit him or she committed suicide.

Initially the authorities suspected several shooters, but now Sheriff Norris believes that only one gunman was involved in it. Allegedly suspected the pills run from many places in the forest area.

Massive Law Enforcement Response

More than 300 officials responded with FBI agents, Snipers and SWAT teams. Helicopters equipped with heat-seeking technology to detect a shooter between dense forest and forest fire smoke, which complicated the operation.

The Sheriff's office has confirmed that the Canfield Mountain has still been restricted on the flight, and there is a strict restriction on the use of drone to protect the fire and law enforcement planes.

Violence Against First Responders on the Rise

This ambush attack is the latest in a disturbing trend of violence to target emergency respondents in the United States:

• In the beginning of this month, physicians who were treated by a person who was treated by a person injured in Oklahoma Tulsa.
• A patient of an ambulance driver in Missouri killed a knife.
• In 2012, four firefighters were killed in a similar attack in New York Webster, after which new guns were created later.

Tulsa Fire Chief Michael Baker said, "Violence against the reactions is increasing. These incidents are becoming more dangerous."

National Context: Rising Gun Violence in 2025

According to Gun Violence Archives, the tragedy in Idaho has joined the frightening number of collective firing incidents in 2025, where the incidents of 190 collective firing have been recorded.

• A few weeks ago, Minnesota was killed in the state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband's house.
• State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also injured in this incident.
• In May, two Israeli embassy employees were shot dead outside the Jewish Museum in Washington DC.
• Two people were killed and nine were injured in firing on Memorial Day in Philadelphia.

Federal Response and Investigation

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firemen and Explosive Bureau (ATF) has deployed agents and fire fighting investigators from their Spoken, Portland and Seattle offices to assist in investigation.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressed a statement on social media after talking to the Governor Brad Little of Idaho:

"We are praying for victims and their families and we will provide updates when there are more information available."

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has also confirmed that their two members have been killed, which they called "heinous act of violence".

What's Next?

Officials are expected to provide more information about the efforts to overcome the suspected person, its purpose and ongoing fire on the mountain by organizing a press conference.

Coeur d'Alene's community is in mourning, because the nation is struggling with another silly act of violence, in which those people have been targeted, who risk their lives to protect others.