US Gunfire halts firefighting efforts in Idaho's Canfield Mountain area -- Firefighters ambushed

At least two firefighters have been shot and injured by someone who set a remote wildness fire and laid in wait to ambush the firefighters. There's two police helicopters currently searching and two medical helicopters being used to evacuate two firefighters with gunshot wounds to the chest.



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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Kootenai County issued an emergency alert advising residents in the Canfield Mountain Trailhead and Nettleton Gulch Road area of Coeur d’Alene to shelter in place.
Emergency management officials are urging anyone not in the area to avoid it due to ongoing law enforcement activity.

According to Chief Pat Riley of the Northern Lakes Fire District, law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions is assisting with the situation.
Chief Riley shared his personal reaction to the incident, stating, "My immediate reaction was completely heartbroken. We trained for this. You never want to see it in your own community."

UPDATE: June 29 at 3:30 p.m.


According to Chief Pat Riley of the Northern Lakes Fire District, law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions is assisting with the situation.
Chief Riley shared his personal reaction to the incident, stating, "My immediate reaction was completely heartbroken. We trained for this. You never want to see it in your own community."

He emphasized that firefighters remain focused on their duties despite the circumstances. However, fire suppression efforts have been halted, said Chief Riley.

Despite the challenges, evacuations are not currently anticipated. Residents are advised to stay alert to their surroundings and await further information as it becomes available.


COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Police and emergency crews are responding to an active shooter situation, where multiple firefighters were reportedly shot.


Kootenai County Deputies are asking residents to avoid the area.
According to Northern Lakes Fire Protection Chief Pat Riley, firefighters were reportedly shot while responding to a brush fire in the area of East Nettleton Gulch Road.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert to residents stating: “Active shooter at Canfield Mountain. Injuries are reported, but the extent is unknown. Avoid the area.”

Fire crews were forced to pull back, and the brush fire remains an active threat. Authorities urge residents nearby to remain cautious and alert, as the situation is still unfolding.




UPDATE AS OF 8:30 PST

  • The fire, named the Nettleton Gulch Fire, is less than an acre in size, but firefighting efforts were halted due to the ongoing gunfire.5
  • Sheriff Robert Norris confirmed that law enforcement officers were still taking sniper fire and that the shooter or shooters had not yet been neutralized as of Sunday afternoon.2
  • Multiple agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service, are assisting in the operation to locate and apprehend the suspect or suspects.5
  • A shelter-in-place order was issued for residents in the vicinity of Canfield Mountain Trailhead and Nettleton Gulch Road.3
The identities of the victims and the current status of the shooter remain unclear, with authorities continuing their efforts to secure the area and investigate the incident.

UPDATE AS OF 9:15 PST

Both firefighters have passed away.

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UPDATE AS OF 10:00 PST



UPDATE AS OF 10:30 PST

Additional medical helicopters are en route.

UPDATE AS OF 11:00 PST


Idaho police under sniper attack as ambush on firefighters leaves two dead​


Two people were fatally shot in a mountain community in Idaho, located in the north-western US, while responding to a brush fire, say officials.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office Robert Norris said at least one suspect was firing at law enforcement with a high-powered rifle near the city of Coeur d'Alene.
"We are actively taking sniper fire as we speak," said Sheriff Norris, adding that officers reported bullets coming from various directions. Residents were asked to avoid the scene, which is on Canfield Mountain.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said agents would "provide tactical and operational support", Governor Brad Little said "multiple heroic firefighters" were attacked.
"This is a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters," the governor posted on X. "I ask all Idahoans to pray for them and their families as we wait to learn more."
He added: "As this situation is still developing, please stay clear from the area to allow law enforcement and firefighters to do their jobs."
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said on X he was "monitoring the horrific reports out of Coeur d'Alene".
Sheriff Norris said at a news conference on Sunday, "we don't know if there's one, two, three or four" shooters at the scene, about four miles (6.5km) north of central Coeur d'Alene.
"We don't know how many suspects are up there, and we don't know how many casualties there are," he said.
Authorities believed the two people killed were firemen.
"I'm hoping that somebody has a clear shot and is able to neutralize, because they're not at this point in time showing any evidence of wanting to surrender," the sheriff added.
"If these individuals are not neutralized quickly, this is going to be a likely a multi-day operation".
He told reporters there were civilians on Canfield Mountain, which is crisscrossed with hiking and biking trails, so it "would be safe to assume" others were still up there.
The call about the brush fire came in around 13:22 local time (20:22 GMT) on Sunday. At 14:00, firefighters reported shots fired
A law enforcement source told the BBC's US partner CBS that the shooter was believed to be hidden among heavy brush and thick trees.
Helicopters with heat-seeking technology were flying over the area trying to pinpoint the assailant, but they experienced difficulty because of smoke from the wildfire, which was still burning.
Hikers on the mountain - asked to shelter in place - also were detected by the heat-seeking devices, leading to uncertainty if they were friend or foe.
A firefighters' union boss confirmed two of its members had been killed in the attack.
Edward Kelly, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) union, posted on X: "While responding to a fire earlier today in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, IAFF members were ambushed in a heinous act of violence.
"Two of our brothers were killed by a sniper, and a third brother remains in surgery.
"Please keep them, their families, and law enforcement in your prayers."
Local fire chief Pat Riley told TV station KHQ he was "heartbroken" by the attack.
Kootenai County Emergency Management Office sent an alert asking people to avoid the area around Canfield Mountain Trailhead and Nettleton Gulch Road.
Coeur d'Alene resident Linda Tiger, 80, told the BBC she was shocked by the shooting.
"This has never happened here," said Mrs. Tiger, who has lived in the city for nearly 30 years. "But it goes to show that that no-one is safe from this kind of mental sadness."
She said she was staying indoors as "all Coeur d'Alene is supposed to shelter in place, but I see people walking around because they haven't heard the news".
The city of around 56,000 people is near the border with Washington state.

UPDATE AS OF 11:45 PST

It appears the suspect has been injured / shot / killed / apprehended. Soon there will be a video press conference.

UPDATE AS OF 11:50 PST

"Breaking news.. uhh.. Tom Winters of NBC News said that the person, deceased male found, presumably the suspect, was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound." Now, that is not in the press briefing, sorry, that is not in the media release. Uh, I'm not surprised to hear this and a number of you thought that might be the case but Tom Winter of NBC News says that, according to the local sheriff's office, this was a self inflected gunshot wound, he is a crime reporter with NBC News."

 

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Where'd the contingent go that was saying it was going to be a huwhite wignat?
If we ever see his socials or motive, it'll be because he was a white supremacist MAGA covid-denier. If we never see his socials or motive, it'll be because he was a system-approved 'anarchist'-styled liberal who thinks cops and firefighters are the same 'gang'.
 
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Supposedly according to internet sleuths this is the father. I think there is a resemblance.
So the thing about him being born in Russia might just be that he was an army brat or whatever the saying is? Or it was an error to begin with? I can definitely see some resemblance.

edit: I find it hard to believe that there have ever been American troops stationed within Russia in recent history?
 
If we ever see his socials or motive, it'll be because he was a white supremacist MAGA covid-denier. If we never see his socials or motive, it'll be because he was a system-approved 'anarchist'-styled liberal who thinks cops and firefighters are the same 'gang'.
His grandfather has gone on record as saying that the shooter wanted to be a fireman:

“He wanted to be a fireman – he was doing tree work and he wanted to be a fireman in the forest,” Dale Roley said. “As far as I know, he was actually pursuing it.” (Source)
So the thing about him being born in Russia might just be that he was an army brat or whatever the saying is? Or it was an error to begin with? I can definitely see some resemblance.

edit: I find it hard to believe that there have ever been American troops stationed within Russia in recent history?
Yeah. There has been no evidence at all that he was born in Russia - just some retards spreading it on the early pages here.
 
What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting
CNN (archive.ph)
By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Bob Ortega, and Casey Tolan
2025-06-30 19:50:02GMT
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho —

The suspect who police believe killed two firefighters Sunday after starting a brush fire in Idaho wanted to pursue a career as a firefighter himself, his grandfather told CNN.

Wess Roley, 20, was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect in the shooting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which left two firefighters responding to the blaze dead and injured a third. Roley was found dead at the scene.

Roley’s grandfather, Dale Roley, told CNN his grandson came from a family of arborists and had been working in the tree service industry while trying to figure out his career path.

“He wanted to be a fireman – he was doing tree work and he wanted to be a fireman in the forest,” Dale Roley said. “As far as I know, he was actually pursuing it.”

Wess Roley owned a shotgun and a long rifle, his grandfather said, but it’s unclear whether the attack – which authorities described as a sniper ambush – was carried out with those firearms.

Dale Roley said he typically spoke with his grandson on a weekly basis, but they hadn’t spoken in the last month because Wess Roley had lost his phone. He said the suspect had loving family and friends, and he vacationed in Hawaii with his mother last year, according to social media posts.

“It wasn’t like he was a loner,” Dale Roley told CNN. “We had no reason to suspect that he would be involved in something like this.” He said he was holding out hope that his grandson wasn’t actually the shooter.

The suspect had previously lived in the Phoenix area, according to public records. A running website said that he ran track at a high school in the area and was a member of the school’s class of 2024.

Court documents show that Roley had a tumultuous family life growing up. His mother filed for divorce in September 2015, when her son was 10 years old, and wrote in court documents that her husband had threatened her, pushed her to the ground, and “punched several holes in the walls.”

“He threatened to sit outside my house with a sniper rifle or burn my house down,” she wrote.

A judge granted a protective order preventing Roley’s father from having contact with his wife or son, but later amended the order to remove the son after his father wrote in a court filing that “I am not a danger to my son or anyone else” and that his wife “did not tell the truth in her statement.”

The divorce was granted in November 2015, and Roley’s mother was designated as his “primary residential parent.”

Roley’s father told a CNN reporter outside his home in Priest River, Idaho, that he wasn’t close with his son and hadn’t seen him since a family gathering last year. He didn’t respond to follow-up phone calls about the decade-old allegations in the court documents. The suspect’s mother also didn’t answer phone calls Monday morning.
Roley’s father told a CNN reporter outside his home in Priest River, Idaho, that he wasn’t close with his son and hadn’t seen him since a family gathering last year.
 
His grandfather has gone on record as saying that the shooter wanted to be a fireman:

“He wanted to be a fireman – he was doing tree work and he wanted to be a fireman in the forest,” Dale Roley said. “As far as I know, he was actually pursuing it.” (Source)
I'm gonna guess he got rejected from becoming a firefighter for some reason and lost his shit over it.
 
Oh boy I love playing the weekly game of "slot the latest dead schizo murderer into whatever political box is the opposite of mine." It never gets old!
Hey retard, the recent string of shooters this past year were mostly LEFT WING CUNTS and/or Islamists.

There's no box to fucking put it in because they have been CONSISTENTLY the same fucking idiots.
 
It is the occam's razor answer and makes the most sense. Guess all the ideologues will have to keep edging until the next shooting event to hoist their flags of political superiority.
Nah, facts do not matter to them. Even the 764 nazi nigger who tried shooting up his school is a ‘left wing cunt’ just cuz and the Vance dude will always be a right wing Christian nationalist.
 
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It's official! Any guy who has long hair is a tranny! The smoothbrains on Xitter never fail to disappoint.
If we are going to accuse this guy of being LGBTBBQP+ then I think it would make more sense to accuse him of being gay. He has that “fuckboy” phenotype that faggots go wild for.

I'm gonna guess he got rejected from becoming a firefighter for some reason and lost his shit over it.
If this is the motive I’m guessing this guy has had an autistic obsession with firemen since childhood and took it as a personal insult that he didn’t get in.

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If we are going to accuse this guy of being LGBTBBQP+ then I think it would make more sense to accuse him of being gay. He has that “fuckboy” phenotype that faggots go wild for.


If this is the motive I’m guessing this guy has had an autistic obsession with firemen since childhood and took it as a personal insult that he didn’t get in.

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I AM A FIRMAN!!!
to be fair, firemen are pretty gay
 
Check out the right hand knuckles on the image on the left.
It says "Wess" on it, ironically.
The SS does look like 88, though. He has other "might be could be neonazi" stuff on his biker jackets too.
No indication Wess was a neonazi yet though.
Literally only thing we know is he liked Norwegian metal, wanted to be a fireman, had a prior with stabbing a woman (allegedly), vacationed in Hawaii often and had that job in Idaho.
 
Wannabe fireman meltdown, huh? He got two ambush kills on unarmed civilians, dumbass should've joined the military, that's a job.
 
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Why the fuck would a Russian adopted kid who lived in apparently NY and Texas (???) have so much against the firemen of a particular town in Idaho that he would do all of this?
This is fucking weird, man.
Also he looks exactly like a Russkie who I went to jury duty with years ago, who told me he struggled with oppositional defiance disorder when he was young because he grew up on the Russian streets drinking and smoking cigs until he was adopted and brought to America.
It's not him because he's definitely older than 20 now, but he looked uncannily similar to this guy.
Around 2010 or so my work got about 8 Russian foreign exchange students working as waitstaff. They had never even heard of deodorant and reeked so bad the asst manager had to take them all to Dollar General to purchase deodorant. I asked her about it afterward and she told me she had all of the windows down both ways, AC off, in 110f weather because they smelled so bad.
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