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/Serious_Cobbler9693 Retired FireFighter/Driver 1d ago

I'm not sure about wildland guys, but when I was a firefighter we didn't carry any ID on us or you take a chance of losing it in a burning building or when you are hanging upside down in a car that has flipped on the highway.

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u/nimrod_BJJ 1d ago

I never had my wallet on me on a call for that very reason.

Or heaven forbid you get contaminated with Ethel-Methyl Death and take the public shower. Then the whole wallet is gone for good.

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u/TLunchFTW FF/EMT 1d ago

Never did wildland, but interior id have my wallet. But my pockets are pretty deep and protected.

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u/Bow9times 1d ago

My pockets were full of dirt and uncrustables.

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u/TLunchFTW FF/EMT 1d ago

Nah my pants under my bunker pants