Marysville Firefighter Joins Nationwide Tribute in Idaho
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, JUL 12 – The suspect faces multiple charges including assault with a weapon and arson causing property damage, with 93% of paramedics reporting workplace violence, union officials said.
- On June 29, two high-ranking firefighters, John Morrison and Frank Harwood, lost their lives when they were shot while attending to a deliberately set blaze in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
- Investigators report that the fire was deliberately ignited as a trap to draw firefighters into a deadly ambush during their response.
- Hundreds of first responders, including Marysville firefighter Jacob McConkey, gathered in Coeur d'Alene to honor the fallen and support wounded firefighter Dave Tysdal, who was also shot.
- The leader of the Coeur d'Alene Firefighters union described a video showing Tysdal’s toe moving back and forth as the most uplifting update they had received all week.
- The tragedy highlights rising violence against first responders, prompting calls for protective legislation and public support via the Red Blue Foundation for families and Tysdal's recovery.
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Post Falls Festival parade honors fallen Idaho firefighters
POST FALLS, Idaho – The Post Falls Festival parade paid tribute to the service and lives of Morrison and Harwood, and also honored injured firefighter Dave Tysdal, who remains hospitalized. The festival included live music, activities and a vendor fair, all of which continued throughout the day. The Post Falls Festival is set to run
Man charged after allegedly attacking firefighter responding to truck fire
Winnipeg police say a 25-year-old man has been charged for allegedly assaulting a firefighter and damaging a fire truck that was responding to a fire. WPS says around 1:20 a.m. on July 11, WFPS responded to a pickup truck fire along Princess Street. While firefighters were approaching the fire, a man who was armed with […]
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