There is something particularly nauseating about a creeper who would set a brush fire then start shooting at the first responders who rush to the scene to put it out.

But it seems an even bigger abomination to read about the stunning ambush of firefighters on a mountain in Idaho on Monday, June 30, the anniversary of the day when 19 brave hotshots died on a hill in Arizona.

At least nobody was shooting at them as they battled their final blaze.

According to Idaho authorities, the gunman started a wildfire on a mountain popular with hikers, just north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Then he proceeded to

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