The Idaho firefighters killed and wounded in a bloody mountainside ambush were identified as decades-long veterans of their departments who were “dedicated” to their communities and families, according to fire officials.
The Idaho firefighters killed and wounded in a bloody mountainside ambush were identified as decades-long veterans of their departments who were “dedicated” to their communities and families, according to fire officials.
Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, of the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue was one of the two fire fighters shot dead on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene Sunday afternoon.
He was a firefighter of 17 years, a father of two kids, a loving husband, and a veteran of the Army National Guard where he served as a combat engineer, fire officials told reporters Monday.
Harwood was among two firefighters killed when fire personnel responded to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain and found themselves ambushed by 20-year-old Wess Roley, who opened fire with a shotgun before turning the gun on himself after an hours-long shootout with law enforcement.
