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.