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Firefighters Tragically Killed In Idaho Shooting, John Morrison, Battalion Chief, Frank J. Harwood, Battalion Chief (Facebook/Coeur d’Alene Fire Department)

North Idaho Mourns The Loss of Two Firefighters Killed In The Line Of Duty

On Sunday, June 29, a startling act of violence claimed the lives of two firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

KHQ News reports that fire personnel responded to a brush fire near Canfield Mountain around 1:20 PM local time. At 2 PM, emergency dispatch received a call from a firefighter on site that they were receiving gunfire and that multiple individuals had been hit.

Two heroic firefighters, later identified as 42-year-old Frank Harwood and 52-year-old John Morrison, died in the shooting. A third, 47-year-old David Tysdal, sustained serious injuries but is expected to recover.

It is believed that the fire was set intentionally to lure the firefighters in. The shooter was 20-year-old Wess Roley, whose body was recovered from the scene after cell phone data was used to track his location. A motive for the attack has not yet been released.

Bob Norris, the Sheriff of Kootenai County, described the incident as “a total ambush.”

Hundreds Line The Street For Procession From Spokane To Coeur d’Alene

After autopsies were completed at the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office, Harwood and Morrison were transported back home to Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday, July 1.

Hundreds of first responders from agencies across the area, families, and community members lined the streets along the route to honor their fallen comrades. Dozens of fire trucks, police vehicles, and ambulances took to the partially blocked-off interstate while the overpasses were draped with American flags.

See video footage from the breathtaking procession below.

Second procession for the two fallen firefighters.
Thousands of people lined the route to pay tribute. Keep the families and community in your prayers. pic.twitter.com/8awyqvfbov

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Funeral Arrangements Made For The Fallen Firefighters

Local news station KXLY reports that each of the two fallen firefighters will have celebrations of life this week. Battalion Chief Morrison’s will be held on Thursday, July 10, and Battalion Chief Harwood’s will be the following day, July 11.

Both services will be held at Hagadone Event Center, part of the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Per the families’ requests, attendees will be limited to close family, friends, and uniformed personnel only.

A memorial fund has been set up in honor of the brave men and can be accessed here.

Expressions of sympathy and condolences for the families of the deceased and their community can be sent to 5271 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls, Idaho 83854 for Harwood, and to 300 E. Foster Ave., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 for Morrison.

Our prayers are with the Harwood and Morrison families as well as their colleagues and communities.

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