NORTH ALABAMA (WHNT) — Tragedy struck in Idaho Sunday, taking the lives of two firefighters and injuring a third after a man intentionally set a wildfire and shot the first responders when they arrived on the scene.
CBS News reports that the victims were identified as Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, and Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52. The third firefighter who was injured, Dave Tysdal, underwent two successful surgeries Monday, according to fire officials at a news conference.
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“What would go through somebody’s mind that would want to target a first responder in this way, a firefighter in this way?” Victor Stagnaro, the CEO of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, said. “It’s just not fathomable.”
Stagnaro said the nature of the attack made it nearly impossible for responding personnel to prevent the heinous act…