UPDATE 3:51 PM PDT: Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office: “If you can, please avoid Couer D Alene at the moment as we are dealing with an active shooter situation where the shooter is still at large.” Officials are expected to hold a press briefing at 4:30 p.m. local time.
UPDATE 4:45 PM MDT: Firefighter at the scene: “It’s clear to me that this fire was set intentionally to draw us in.”
UPDATE 4:37 PM MDT – Authorities are still scrambling to piece together what unfolded on Canfield Mountain. According to emergency radio traffic, multiple firefighters have been reported “down,” though their conditions remain unclear. The suspect—or suspects—responsible for the brazen attack are still at large, posing an ongoing threat to the community.
UPDATE 4:21 PM MDT – The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office issued an urgent alert: “Active shooter at Canfield Mountain. Injuries are reported, but the extent is unknown. Avoid the area.” This is now being treated as a dual-crisis situation involving both an active shooter and a wildfire emergency.
Initial Report:
In what’s shaping up to be a coordinated ambush, multiple firefighters and law enforcement officers in northern Idaho were reportedly shot while responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain in