Idaho shooting: Two firefighters dead in ambush, police say

The suspect has been found dead after the firefighters were killed with a high-powered weapon, authorities say.

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The gunman, who investigators said acted alone, began shooting after crews responded to a fire at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday afternoon.

Law enforcement officers and firefighters came under sniper fire during the incident and a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team later "located a deceased male" close to where the attack took place.

The fire grew to 20 acres after it was first reported and continued to burn into Sunday night, Sheriff Bob Norris said.

Watch: Sheriff gives update on active Idaho shooting"We do believe that the suspect started the fire," Norris told a late night news conference.