US EditionState Lawmaker Wants to Honor North Idaho Firefighters Killed in Ambush
Two chiefs were killed, one firefighter injured, and a captain's actions prevented further casualties in the June 2025 Canfield Mountain ambush, officials said.
- Four North Idaho firefighters attacked in an ambush in June 2025 have been nominated for the Idaho Medal of Honor, the Professional Firefighters of Idaho said to ensure the public record reflects their sacrifice.
- KCFR Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and CDAFD Battalion Chief John Morrison were killed during the Canfield Mountain shooting, and nominations also name CDAFD Firefighter Dave Tysdal and NLFD Captain Fritz Wiedenhoff.
- CDAFD Firefighter Dave Tysdal and NLFD Captain Fritz Wiedenhoff prevented additional responders from entering the active threat and provided law enforcement critical information for rescue and medical transport.
- The Idaho Medal of Honor Commission will decide on February 10 after members from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department, and Northern Lakes Fire District submitted nominations in person.
- The Professional Firefighters of Idaho said the nominations formalize recognition and highlight June 29 as a defining moment reflecting the highest standards of duty by Harwood, Morrison, Tysdal, and Wiedenhoff.
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East Idaho News
State lawmaker wants to honor North Idaho firefighters killed in ambush
A fellow emergency responder salutes ambulances that joined a procession from Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene to Spokane after a gunman opened fire on firefighters responding to a brush fire at Canfield Mountain in North Idaho. | Courtesy Spokane Valley Fire Department BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — A North Idaho lawmaker wants to honor North Idaho firefighters killed and injured after a sniper allegedly ambushed them after starting a brush fire l…
Coeur d'Alene firefighters nominated for Idaho Medal of Honor after June ambush
BOISE — Members of the Professional Firefighters of Idaho submitted nominations to the Idaho Medal of Honor Commission on Monday, seeking to recognize the sacrifice of firefighters who were ambushed on June 29 in Coeur d’Alene.
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KHQ Right NowCanfield Mountain firefighters nominated for Idaho Medal of Honor
COEUR, d’ALENE, Idaho – Four firefighters who were ambushed in the June 29 Canfield Mountain attack were nominated for the Idaho Medal of Honor. Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, Battalion Chief John Morrison, firefighter Dave Tysdal and Captain Fritz Wiedenhoff were all nominated for the award. Harwood and Morrison were both killed during the Canfield Mountain
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