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ARTICLE VIEW:
The firefighters killed and injured in Sunday’s attack had nearly 70
years of combined experience. Here’s what we know
By Amanda Musa, CNN
Updated:
2:31 PM EDT, Tue July 1, 2025
Source: CNN
Two firefighters were and a third is seriously injured after
investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to a
brush fire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday, near Coeur d’ Alene,
Idaho.
The now-deceased is believed to have started the fire intentionally to
draw in and target responding firefighters, officials have said.
Within an hour of being deployed, firefighters reported being shot at
as the blaze continued to burn.
Various agencies, including the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office,
Idaho State Police and Coeur d’Alene Police Department, were caught
in an exchange of fire for about 90 minutes, according to Kootenai
County Sheriff Robert Norris.
The two firefighters killed in the fray have been identified as
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur
d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison.
The injured firefighter has been identified as Coeur d’Alene Fire
Department engineer Dave Tysdal, according to fire officials. He is in
critical condition.
“This wasn’t an event that we had trained for,” said in a Monday
news conference.
“We train every day for high-risk, low-frequency events that are
dangerous in our profession, but we never imagined that we would be
ambushed responding to a wildland incident at a command post,” Greif
said.
With nearly 70 years of fire fighting experience combined, Harwood,
Morrison and Tysdal have left an indelible impact on the Coeur
d’Alene community, fire officials said.
Here’s what we know:
Frank Harwood, 42
A member of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue for 17 years, Harwood was
married and had two children, Chief Christopher Way said.
Harwood was also a former Army National Guard combat engineer, Way
said.
“Chief Harwood was a leader in our organization. He did an amazing
job. He was a shift commander and he was well respected by his
shift,” Way said Monday. “This loss is felt by so many, including
all of the members of his shift.”
John Morrison, 52
Morrison served with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department for more than
28 years and moved up the ranks in his department from firefighter to
battalion chief, Greif said.
“These guys were hard workers,” said Gabe Eckert, president of the
Coeur d’Alene Firefighters union. “They loved their families.”
Eckert shared his final memory with Morrison at Monday’s news
conference, recalling a time when the pair smoked cigars during a rare
lull at the fire station.
“We talked about being better fathers, we talked about being better
leaders, talked about being better firefighters,” Eckert said.
“I just want to say I am so incredibly grateful that that gets to be
my last memory with him.”
Dave Tysdal, 47
An engineer with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, Tysdal is
recovering after undergoing two surgeries and is in critical condition,
according to Greif.
Tysdal has been an engineer with the fire department for 23 years,
Grief said.
“We thank everyone for their love and support,” a family statement
read by Greif said.
“Dave is surrounded by his family, and he is able to open his eyes
and the two surgeries have gone well,” the statement added.
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