r/Firefighting 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/snrub742 2d ago

This was true 12 months ago