r/Firefighting • u/AngronOfTheTwelfth • 2d 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/pineapplebegelri 2d ago

The guy was too dumb to work anywhere else, joined border patrol 

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u/AlphaSquared24 2d ago

Interesting argument for an agency that is extremely hard to get hired by with a lengthy hiring process.

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u/HokieFireman Fire, EM 2d ago

Not anymore. They hired Dean Cain, have cut the academy by 5-10 weeks in Georgia.

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u/AlphaSquared24 2d ago edited 2d ago

Completely untrue. Academy is 5 months in New Mexico.

Edit: Being downvoted for something that is easily verifiable shows the blind bias of Reddit and the people arguing. This statement is not an opinion, it is an objective fact that the U.S. Border Patrol academy is in Artesia, NM and this post is being downvoted.

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u/HokieFireman Fire, EM 2d ago

FOR ICE? Cut standards. Age limit changes. Academy time.

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-27/ice-adopts-new-measures-to-meet-trump-administration-goals.html

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u/No_Zucchini_2200 2d ago

“Incredibly Rigorous”

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u/AlphaSquared24 2d ago

Border Patrol is not ICE.

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u/HokieFireman Fire, EM 2d ago

These agents are ICE agents not CBP.

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u/AlphaSquared24 2d ago

The article says Border Patrol, and it looks like a BP Vest. Regardless, my statement is for U.S. Border Patrol, which is very different than ICE.