BOISE, ID – Governor Brad Little has directed U.S. and State of Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Isabella Oscarson, a firefighter with the Idaho Department of Lands who was killed in the line of duty after being struck by a falling tree.

Flags will remain at half-staff until sunrise on Sunday, October 5, following Oscarson’s funeral in Minnesota.

“Idahoans are grieving the loss of Isabella Oscarson, a promising young woman whose life was cut far too short while serving the people of Idaho as a wildland firefighter,” Little said in a statement. “Her loss is felt deeply by the firefighting community and beyond. Please join Teresa and me in praying for Isabella’s loved ones and her Idaho Department of Lands team.”