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/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/whopperlover17 1d ago

Do firefighters driving the vehicle have their licenses on them?

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u/Handlebarheroin 1d ago

As a city FF, yes.

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u/taxmanfire 1d ago

I don’t. I’ve had it with me before and it gets so sweaty under my turnouts that everything in the wallet was pretty nasty.