WA fire agencies share messages of support after Idaho firefighters killed
Jun 30, 2025, 7:31 AM | Updated: 7:32 am
A procession from Kootenai Health headed to Spokane after a few firefighters were killed Sunday, June 29, 2025, when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community, in Coeur d鈥橝lene, Idaho. (Photo: Bill Buley, The Associated Press)
(Photo: Bill Buley, The Associated Press)
Fire agencies across Western Washington have shared messages of support after two firefighters were killed and one was injured in an apparent ambush shooting in Idaho.
The Kootenai County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said a man allegedly opened fire on the firefighters, who were responding to a brush fire near Coeur d鈥橝lene, Idaho. Officials said the suspected shooter was found dead on Sunday evening.
Authorities believe the suspected shooter intentionally set the fire and planned to ambush the crews who responded, the Kootenai County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said in a press conference.
Local firefighters offered their support following the incident:
鈥淥ur hearts are broken over the senseless murders and multiple injuries to first responders in Coeur D鈥橝lene, ID. The men and women in the fire service are the first to run towards danger to protect life and property. Keep those involved, their crews and families in your thoughts and prayers as more details unfold,鈥� the City of Buckley Fire Department wrote.
