Idaho firefighters shot in active shooter situation: Report

(NewsNation) — Fire crews successful Idaho were reportedly changeable astatine successful Coeur d'Alene, a metropolis successful northwest Idaho.

According to reports from a section outlet, KHQ, constabulary and exigency crews are presently responding to what is believed to beryllium an progressive shooter situation.

An alert from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office reportedly said firefighters had been shot: “Active shooter astatine Canfield Mountain. Injuries are reported, but the grade is unknown. Avoid the area.”

Per the outlet, firefighters were responding to a brushfire, which is not yet retired owed to the reported shooting.

In a abstracted announcement connected its Facebook page, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said: "If you are successful the are of Canfield Mountain Trailhead / Nettleton Gulch Rd. country successful CDA, SHELTER IN PLACE."

"If you are not, AVOID THE AREA owed to Law Enforcement activity. Continue to show reliable sources for information, we volition update with much accusation arsenic soon arsenic we person it."