North Idaho remembers

Trace Goucher stands in contemplation at the Fallen Heroes Plaza memorial at Cherry Hill on Friday.
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Evan Mallory, Dylan Moffat and Alex Walker read the names on the Idaho's Fallen Fire Fighters memorial at Cherry Hill.
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by JACK DEWITT
Staff Writer | June 28, 2026 1:08 AM

One year after the events on Canfield Mountain, Coeur d’Alene still grapples with the lasting effects of a tragedy that struck the heart of the community.

Lynne Richards remembered and said it was “devastating.”

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