{"id":12317,"date":"2025-06-29T22:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=12317"},"modified":"2025-06-29T22:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:56:30","slug":"firefighters-ambushed-by-gunman-while-responding-to-brush-fire-in-idaho-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=12317","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters ambushed by gunman while responding to brush fire in Idaho: Sheriff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d&#8217;Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s\u00a0Lt. Jeff Howard told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The incident unfolded after a small but growing brush fire broke out on Canfield Mountain Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">When fire personnel responded to the blaze, they started getting shot at by an unknown person in the woods, Howard said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur Rnci \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/7acc5901-5284-49b5-b3dc-601f43cf0313\/idaho_1751236233662_hpMain_16x9.jpeg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/7acc5901-5284-49b5-b3dc-601f43cf0313\/idaho_1751236233662_hpMain_16x9.jpeg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/7acc5901-5284-49b5-b3dc-601f43cf0313\/idaho_1751236233662_hpMain_16x9.jpeg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/7acc5901-5284-49b5-b3dc-601f43cf0313\/idaho_1751236233662_hpMain_16x9.jpeg?w=1500 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Emergency personnel and law enforcement were seen responding to an incident in Coeur d&#8217;Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">KXLY<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Law enforcement is investigating whether the fire could have been intentionally set in order to lure first responders\u00a0to the scene, Howard added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The scene is considered an active shooter situation and a shelter-in-place order has been issued for Canfield Mountain Trailhead and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">This is a developing story. 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