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/LunarMoon2001 2d ago

Fuck the IAFF for being cowards.

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u/ThizzyPopperton 2d ago

Wildland guys are very rarely a part of the IAFF. Plus what do you want them to do, just magically know about it as it happens and dispatch the IAFF police force to stop it?

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u/NoCake4ux2 2d ago

They pulled their support of the Democratic candidate after Biden dropped out of the race. They're fucking cowards. They voted for this

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u/LesterGLeatherberry 2d ago

And the IAFF endorsed the big beautiful bill.

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u/jimbobgeo 1d ago

Well, I can see why they did, it's pretty shortsighted though. Damn.