r/Firefighting • u/AngronOfTheTwelfth • 1d ago

General Discussion Border Patrol agents arrested firefighters fighting Washington wildfire after they asked the fire crew to line up to check their IDs.

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What do we all think of this? Seems pretty nuts to me. They are actively getting in the way of wildlands guys as they do their job out there. I dont think this should be allowed or encouraged. Firefighting is a lot more important than .... risking 20 guys dressed exactly like firefighters crossing the Canadian border?

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u/Steel_Representin 1d ago

I don't see a link to an actual article so no clue whats going on here...

But, private contract crews (Type 2 or otherwise) are very hit or miss. Some rock, many are sleazy cash grabs by the owners staffed by greasy weirdos.

Federal, state, county crews not so much. Especially fed level.

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u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 1d ago

People don’t want to hear that.

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u/Brandonrebeleight 1d ago

So the crew boss who is likely not an immigrant doing shady shit definitely speaks to the morality of said crew.

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u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 1d ago

I’m… not sure why you’re trying to communicate…

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u/joneptune FF/Medic 1d ago

15 karma in 3 years? I'm not even going to bother asking you for a source. 

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u/TumbleweedNo3901 1d ago

Muh reddit points.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Haha check it out, Borel Fire, kern county, ca… Google it if you want, don’t care one way or another. Second if you were as good as you think you are you wouldn’t be riding backwards… you would be making command decisions… now be a good ff and go clean up.

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u/joneptune FF/Medic 1d ago

Lol. First off: riding backwards is the second-best job on the truck, next to driving it. Second off: cleaning up one's own messes is the mark of a good citizen. Cleaning up after lazy officers is the mark of a good firefighter. Third off: I looked through the first 4 pages of search results for "Borel Fire, kern county, ca" and "Borel Fire, kern county, ca firefighters arrested", and couldn't find any reference to what you are talking about. Nice try, Sir. Enjoy your thirsty fapping.

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u/joneptune FF/Medic 1d ago

Departments still have dalmations? That would be pretty dope.