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 had risen through the ranks over his 28-year career, beginning as a firefighter and earning his way to battalion chief.

The second fallen firefighter was identified as Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. Harwood had served the department for 17 years. ...