COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (TNND) — The suspect accused of intentionally setting a brush fire on a mountain in Idaho on Sunday to ambush firefighters with gunfire, killing two and injuring a third, has been identified.

Authorities told The Associated Press that 20-year-old Wess Roley, who is now deceased, was believed to have set the wildfire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene.

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris told reporters that the fire was set to lure firefighters into an ambush.

“These firefighters did not have a chance,” he said

Shortly after firefighters responded, they broadcast at about 2 p.m. that they were being shot at, prompting a swift response from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies.

Law enforcement officers later exchanged gunfire with the suspect on the mountain, according to the sheriff's office.

SWAT officers later found the man deceased on the mountain with a weapon nearby, and transported his body off the mountain as the wildfire was getting closer, according to Norris.

Two firefighters, one from Coeur d'Alene and another from Kootenai County, were killed. A third firefighter from Coeur d'Alene was transported to the hospital and is "fighting for his life" but in stable condition, Norris said. Their identities have not been released.

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Editor's note: KBOI contributed to this article.