Heavy police presence filled the scene after two firefighters were killed when they were shot at while responding to a fire in northern Idaho, authorities said on Sunday (June 29), with law enforcement officers still taking sniper fire and hunting for the killer.

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1. VARIOUS OF PLUME OF SMOKE FROM ACTIVE BLAZE RISING

2. SECURITY FORCES IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHOOTING

3. POLICE, AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES ARRIVING AT HOSPITAL

Video from an eyewitness showed smoke rising from a fire in Idaho, where firefighters were shot at while responding to the blaze on Sunday (June 29).

Reuters was able to verify the location by metadata from the footage. Business signs and road layouts also match with file imagery. Reuters was able to verify the date by metadata from the footage, corroborated with official announcement of the fire. (6043-USA-SHOOTING/IDAHO FIRE UGC)

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4. SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE IN DISTANCE, SEEN FROM INSIDE VEHICLE

5. HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD

Armed responders were seen preparing as smoke billowed from heavily wooded hillsides in northern Idaho on Sunday (June 29), after two firefighters were shot dead while responding to a fire, according to authorities. (6047-USA-SHOOTING/IDAHO)

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6. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM WILDFIRE IN DISTANCE

7. ARMORED VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN STREET

Armed police and security personnel flooded the scene as an investigation was underway on Sunday (June 29) where two firefighters were shot dead while responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho.

Reuters was able to verify the location of the videos in this edit by building, roadmap layout and terrain matched file and satellite images. The date was not independently verified by Reuters. However, local government announced the incident occurred on Sunday (June 29, 2025). (6057-USA-SHOOTING/IDAHO-MORE)

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8. POLICE OFFICER WALKING IN FRONT OF POLICE ARMORED VEHICLE

9. SECURITY PERSONNEL SPEAKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHER IN FRONT OF POLICE VEHICLE

10. POLICE ARMORED VEHICLE PARKED AT SCENE

11. VARIOUS OF ARMED POLICE AND SECURITY PERSONNEL WALKING AT SCENE

12. TENTAGE SET UP AT SCENE WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES PARKED NEARBY

A gunman ambushed and shot dead two firefighters responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho on Sunday (June 29), wounding one other during an hours-long incident before the suspect was found dead, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said.

A third wounded firefighter was "fighting for his life" after surgery and was in a stable condition, Sheriff Bob Norris added. (6048-USA-SHOOTING/IDAHO-BRIEFING-UPDATE)

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13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“We had a cell phone activation that was in the same spot since about 3:16 p.m. (2116 GMT) and that it was in the same area. And we honed in on that cell phone and we saw that there was a male, appeared to be deceased with a weapon nearby. So we have currently one dead shooter, based on the preliminary investigation that was being conducted.”

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15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“But based on the preliminary information, we believe that is the only shooter that was on that mountain at that time. So there is no threat to the community at this time.”

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17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“We had two helicopters that were up and we had snipers on them. So if they had an opportunity to take a shot, then we wanted them to take that shot. We wanted to neutralize that threat.”

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19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“We did lose a Coeur d'Alene firefighter, and we did lose a firefighter from the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. We have another firefighter that just came out of surgery from the Coeur d'Alene fire department. (TURNS AND ASKS PERSON OFF-CAMERA: “RIGHT, IS THAT TRUE”) He just came out of surgery. He is fighting for his life, but is in stable condition.”

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21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“We do believe that the suspect started the fire and we do believe that it was a(n) ambush and it was intentional and yeah, we do believe that he started it and it was totally intentional, what he did.”

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23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF, BOB NORRIS, SAYING:

“We believe that there's a likelihood that when we are able to enter the scene again tomorrow without the threat of fire that we’ll find other weapons that were placed. This was a total ambush; these firefighters did not have a chance.”

24. WHITE FLASH

25. NORRIS ENDING NEWS CONFERENCE AND WALKING AWAY WITH OFFICIALS

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26. SCREENSHOT OF POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE ‘X’ BY IDAHO GOVERNOR, BRAD LITTLE, READING:

“Multiple heroic firefighters were attacked today while responding to a fire in North Idaho. This is a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters. I ask all Idahoans to pray for them and their families as we wait to learn more. Teresa and I are heartbroken. /

As this situation is still developing, please stay clear from the area to allow law enforcement and firefighters to do their jobs.”