r/Firefighting • u/zeroUSA firefighter/paramedic • Jun 29 '25

News Multiple firefighters reportedly shot responding a wildland fire in Northern Idaho

https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/multiple-firefighters-reportedly

Multiple firefighters have reportedly been shot during a shooting incident on Canfield in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Witnesses on social media claim that law enforcement officers may also have been shot and describe the situation as an active shooter event with additional victims. However, authorities have not yet confirmed these reports.

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u/RaptorTraumaShears Firefighter/Paramedic Jun 30 '25

Hate to say it but I’m willing to bet that by the end of my career, I’ll be wearing a vest to medical calls if these things keep happening.

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u/Different_Act_9538 Jun 30 '25

Not even in a big city just a big town city adjacent and we carry four vests on each apparatus

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u/RaptorTraumaShears Firefighter/Paramedic Jun 30 '25

We’ve got vests for active shootings and the sort but these guys had no way of knowing what they were walking into.

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u/Different_Act_9538 Jun 30 '25

No no I know, I think I just misinterpreted your initial as you insinuating you guys don’t carry them yet at all. My bad.