Firefighters shot in Idaho ambush identified

Two Idaho firefighters killed in a shooting near Coeur d'Alene were identified by authorities Monday.The big picture: The two veteran firefighters, along with a third who was critically injured, were ambushed by a lone gunman who started a wildfire in the state's north Sunday, investigators said.Details: Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood, 42, and Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52, were identified as the fallen firefighters during a Monday evening briefing.Harwood, a member of the county fire department for 17 years, was a husband and a father of two children. He was also a former Army National Guard combat engineer, said Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way.Morrison served the city for more than 28 years, working his way up to battalion chief, Coeur d'Alene Fire Chief Tom Greif said during the briefing.Morrison and Harward will be honored with a procession of emergency vehicles on Tuesday morning, per a Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Facebook post.Situation report: Coeur d'Alene Fire Department engineer David Tysdal, 47, sustained gunshot wounds and was in critical condition in a local hospital.Tysdal, who has been with the fire department for 23 years, had two successful surgeries as of noon Monday, officials said at the briefing.Go deeper: What we know about Wess Roley, the Idaho fire shooting suspect

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