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/Imaginary-Anybody542 1d ago

Anyone here bitching ever worked a real wildfire? These aren’t firefighters going interior and making a grab. What does digging trench and chopping off tree limbs with a power tool sound like?

Should these ice/holes be fucking with staffing? No.

How many traveled from MX to OR for a true pack test…. Who knows