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/TLunchFTW FF/EMT 2d ago

Anyone have the end result of this? Were any firefighters arrested on the spot?

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u/cvirus3333 1d ago

two illegal immigrants were found in this private contractor firefighter crew

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u/Throwaway118585 1d ago

They weren’t necessarily immigrants… they could have been working for the money, but not living in the United States