A devastating ambush in northern Idaho has left at least two firefighters dead and several others injured after they were shot while responding to a brush fire near Canfield Mountain, according to local reports. Authorities suspect the fire was deliberately set to lure first responders into a deadly trap, escalating what began as a routine emergency call into a mass casualty event. The incident unfolded Sunday afternoon around 2:47 p.m. local time near East Nettleton Gulch Road in Coeur d’Alene, when firefighters from the Northern Lakes Fire Protection District arrived to combat a small but growing brush fire. According to Kootenai County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Howard, the crews were immediately met with gunfire from an unknown assailant hiding in the wooded area.
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