US Edition‘It Affects All of Us’: Community Turns Out to Honor Coeur d’Alene Fallen Firefighter
NEAR COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, JUL 10 – The ambush killed two battalion chiefs and injured another, prompting 70 firefighters statewide to cover shifts so local crews could grieve, officials said.
- On June 29 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, two firefighters were ambushed and killed while responding to a fire set by the shooter, with a third seriously injured.
- Officials say the shooter deliberately set a fire on Canfield Mountain, which led to the targeted ambush that killed two firefighters responding to the blaze.
- Holley says 70 firefighters from 16 agencies responded across Idaho, providing unprecedented statewide support within days of the ambush.
- Community members are encouraged to line the funeral route on July 11, with memorial funds established for the families of the fallen firefighters.
- The International Association of Firefighters plans to prioritize peer support groups, while the department has already selected Morrison's replacement, ensuring ongoing support and leadership continuity.
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‘It affects all of us’: Community turns out to honor Coeur d’Alene fallen firefighter
Members of the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department transport the body of CdA Battalion Chief John Morrison during the procession for his funeral in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Morrison and Kootenai Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood were shot and killed while tending to a fire on Canfield Mountain on June 29. | Kathy Plonka, The Spokesman-Review COEUR D’ALENE (The Spokesman-Review) — Clusters of people, some holding American flags, watched fro…
(LPL/ABC24) – Memphis city officials are set to rename a street in honor of a firefighter who died fighting a house fire in 2023. Lt. Jeffrey Todd Norman lost his life fighting a house fire that started Tuesday, July 18, 2023, on Rile Street in South Memphis. Two days later, the same fire was determined to have been arson. Norman served as a firefighter in Memphis for 20 years. In his honor, the Memphis City Council approved on Tuesday, July 8, …
"We're all in this together": CDA firefighter funeral draws support from across the country
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Hundreds of community members lined the streets of downtown Coeur d'Alene Thursday to honor Fire Battalion Chief John Morrison, who was killed alongside a colleague while responding to an intentionally set brush fire near Canfield Mountain…
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First responders from across Idaho give the gift of time as Coeur d'Alene grieves loss of fallen firefighters
First responders have traveled to North Idaho from across the state to give the colleagues of the firefighters who were killed in an ambush time off to grieve.
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