India, July 1 -- The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department has identified Battalion Chief John Morrison as one of the two firefighters fatally shot on Sunday while responding to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Chief Morrison, a respected veteran with 28 years of service, was killed in what authorities described as an ambush by suspect Wess Roley.

During a press conference on Monday, Coeur d'Alene Fire Chief Tom Greif said John Morrison, 52, had risen through the ranks over his 28-year career, beginning as a firefighter and earning his way to battalion chief.

Gabe Eckert, President of the Coeur d'Alene Firefighter's union, shared a heartfelt final memory of John Morrison, recalling a quiet moment the two shared while s...