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By MELISSA KOENIG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A gunman who opened fire on first responders who responded to a blaze in Idaho on Sunday has been found dead.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that SWAT teams found the unidentified male dead on Canfield Mountain outside of Coeur d'Alene with a firearm nearby.

It is believed he set the blaze in the woods as bait for first responders, killing two firefighters who responded to the scene at around 2pm and injuring a number of others.

A shelter-in-place order has now been lifted, though officials warn there is still an active wildfire after crews were forced to pull back when the shooting began, Northern Lakes Fire District Chief Pat Riley had earlier explained to KHQ.

He then said at a news conference Sunday night that he was not deploying any more firefighters to the area until the threat was neutralized.

Those who responded to the scene were heard in harrowing radio dispatch calls revealing the terror they faced as they went to battle the blaze.

'Send law enforcement right now! There's an active shooter zone,' one firefighter could be heard crying out.

'Everybody's shot up here!' the firefighter continued, noting that two battalion chiefs were 'down' and he was 'pinned.'

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