06/30/2025
Yesterday, two firefighters answered a call about a brush fire in Idaho. What should have been a routine responseone of hundreds they’ve likely handled before turned deadly in the most unimaginable way.
They were ambushed.
Not caught in an accident.
Not victims of unpredictable flames.
They were deliberately lured into danger… and attacked.
This wasn’t a freak incident. This was an act of terror against the very people who show up when no one else will. It was a targeted strike on those who’ve sworn to protect, to save, and to serve no matter the cost.
And yesterday, the cost was their lives.
I heard the mayday call—the moment they realized they were being ambushed by a suspect. The radio crackled with urgency, fear, and something far more chilling than flames. You could hear it in the dispatcher’s tone… the hesitation, the heartbreak, the shift from routine to horror. This wasn’t just a brush fire. This was a trap. A calculated setup. Pure, deliberate evil.
We wear uniforms to serve, not to be hunted. We answer calls for help, not calls to our own end. And now, because of a calculated act of violence, two families are shattered. Two firehouses are grieving. And a community is left asking, “Why them?”
But the harder question is why are ANY of us still unsafe?
No matter your badge, title, or role firefighter, medic, deputy, dispatcher being a first responder in America now comes with the chilling knowledge that not everyone wants you to come home. That even on a simple call, you can be met with bullets instead of gratitude. Traps instead of trust.
This cannot become normal.
This cannot be another story we scroll past.
This cannot be how we treat our heroes.
We are heartbroken. We are angry. We are shaken to our core. But above all we are awakened. Because this wasn’t just an attack on firefighters. This was an attack on humanity. On service. On everything right in the world.
To the two firefighters who gave their lives: We will not forget you. We will not let your sacrifice be reduced to a headline. You were ambushed—but your courage will echo louder than the violence that tried to silence you.
To their families: We are holding you close in every thought, every prayer, and every breath. Your pain is unimaginable, and your loss is all of ours.
To the rest of the world: If you didn’t think first responders were under attack before—now you know. This is the reality. And it’s time to speak up, show up, and demand better.
Because when our protectors are ambushed, we all lose.
