Authorities say firefighters who rushed to put out a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community found themselves instead in an unexpected shootout.

Two helicopters converged on the area, armed with snipers ready to take out the suspect if needed, while the FBI used his cellphone data to track him and

Two firefighters, Frank Harwood and John Morrison, were killed and a third, Dave Tysdal, was injured after Wess Roley shot at them as they arrived at a blaze at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d'Alene, on Sunday, officials say.