A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, firing at the firefighters, according to the AP. They took cover behind firetrucks, but two died and a third was wounded during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said.

The gunman accused of fatally shooting two firefighters and wounding a third while they responded to a wildfire in Idaho has been identified as 20-year-old Wess Roley.

The alleged sniper who ambushed two firefighters in Idaho has been identified as Wess Roley. Roley deliberately set a fire on Canfield Mountain, near .