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Two people shot dead in Idaho while responding to brush fire (www.bbc.com)
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Governor Brad Little says "multiple heroic firefighters" were attacked while responding to a fire.

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Northern Idaho was heavily polluted by mining lead and zinc in those areas . I remember whole swaths of land was devoid of all life near the mines.

https://www.newsweek.com/2016/06/24/bunker-hill-superfund-silver-valley-lead-poisoning-469222.html

There is some pretty fucked up people in the area with several mental issues from it.