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Neenah native one of two firefighters killed in Idaho shooting

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One of two firefighters killed in an Idaho ambush last weekend was a graduate of Neenah High School.

A Neenah school spokesman said Frank Harwood graduated in 2001.

Harwood, 42, was shot and killed on June 29 responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52, was also killed.

Harwood is survived by his wife and two children.

Neenah activities director Mike Elkin was Harwood's football coach when Harwood was a Rocket, and says Harwood was "an individual who just did his job, and did it for all the right reasons."

Fox Cities neighborhood reporter Kyle Langellier spoke with Elkin on Tuesday. Watch here to see how he remembers Harwood:

Hometown hero: Neenah remembers firefighter killed in Idaho ambush