'NATURAL LEADER'

Idaho Firefighters Identified After Gunman’s Deadly Ambush

“He was he was truly an example of what people should be in a leadership role and he really exemplified that.”

The identities of the two Idaho firefighters killed by a sniper in a horror ambush have been released. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood, 42, and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52, were fatally shot after responding to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, on Sunday afternoon. Morrison had been a firefighter for more than 28 years, Harwood for 17 years. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way told CNN he would remember Harwood as a “natural leader”. He added, “His shift is obviously devastated because they lost their North Star. He was he was truly an example of what people should be in a leadership role and he really exemplified that.” Dave Tysdal, 47, an engineer with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, remains in a critical condition after being shot in the ambush. Coeur d’Alene Fire Chief Tom Grief shared a statement from Tysdal’s family, saying “he is able to open his eyes and the two surgeries have gone well.” Chief Way said the local community was “shaken” but focussed on the families of the fallen and injured. “We’re wrapping our arms around them, and at the same time focussing on our firefighters that were on the scene and survived and had to see this horrific incident unfold.” The suspect in the crime, 20-year-old Wess Roley, died on the scene.