India, June 30 -- Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris has confirmed that two firefighters were killed in theCoeur d'Alene,Idaho, shooting, and a third remains hospitalized. The firefighters were ambushed by a shooter whileresponding to a brush fire.

While the names of the victims have not been released yet, some information about the two slain firefighters has been disclosed.

One of the firefighters who died in the attackworked for the Coeur D'Alene Fire Department, Norris said at a recent news conference. He added that the other firefighter was employed by Kootenai County Fire and Rescue.

"This was a total ambush. These firefighters did not have a chance," Norris said.

The injured firefighter is stable at a hospital, but "fighting ...