Procession for fallen firefighters departs for Coeur d'Alene: 'This will never leave us'

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Tue., July 1, 2025

A hearse carrying one of two firefighters is saluted by first responders as it leaves the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday morning. Around 300 first responders from agencies across the region, their families and community members lined the streets around the Medical Examiner’s Office just before the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty got underway.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
First responders wait for the procession for two fallen firefighters to leave from the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Around 300 first responders from agencies across the region, their families and community members lined the streets around the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday, just before the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty got underway.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
An ambulance carrying one of two slain firefighters is saluted by first responders as it leaves the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday morning. Around 300 first responders from agencies across the region, their families and community members lined the streets around the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday, just before the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty got underway.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
An ambulance carrying one of two slain firefighters is saluted by first responders as it leaves the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday morning. Around 300 first responders from agencies across the region, their families and community members lined the streets around the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday, just before the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty got underway.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The pedestrian overpass on Interstate 90 is filled with people showing their respects for two fallen firefighters during a procession that started at the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s office and ended at a funeral home in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
People and emergency vehicles line the Argonne Street bridge over I-90 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 as the procession approaches carrying the bodies of two firefighters killed Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Displayed next to U.S. flags, a smaller flag lists military, police, fire, nurses, EMS, dispatch and corrections in the gathering of people waiting Tuesday, July 1,2025 for the procession bringing the bodies of two firefighters, who were killed Sunday, back to Coeur d'Alene from the Spokane Medical Examiner's office.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
People and emergency vehicles line up on the Argonne Street bridge over I-90 Tuesday, July 1, 2025, as the procession approaches carrying the bodies of two firefighters killed Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
People and emergency vehicles line the Argonne Street bridge over I-90 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 as the motorcade carrying the bodies of two firefighters killed Sunday in Coeur d'Alene passes below.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
People and emergency vehicles line the Thor Street overpass above I-90 Tuesday, July 1, 2025, as the procession approaches carrying the bodies of two firefighters killed Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.

Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
Ollie Knutson,4, perched atop his mother, Amanda Knutson, of Deer Park, watches for the approaching motorcade from the Argonne Street bridge over I-90 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 as the procession approaches carrying the bodies of two firefighters killed Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.

Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
A hearse carrying one of two firefighters is surrounded by supporters as it arrives at English Furneral Chapel and Crematory in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday,, July 1, 2025, during the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
A hearse carrying one of two firefighters is saluted by first responders as it arrives at English Furneral Chapel and Crematory in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday,, July 1, 2025, during the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Members of Kootenai County Fire&Rescue embrace at English Furneral Chapel and Crematory in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday,July 1, 2025, after the procession for two firefighters killed in the line of duty on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review