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/Cast1736 Michigan FF 1d ago

The city city depts I've been on you dont need to keep it on your person at all. Never understood how guys walk around with their tri fold wallet on their pockets all shift. That shit would be annoying as hell

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u/Handlebarheroin 1d ago

That’s something the cops are cool with? We have had our chauffeurs ticketed for not having their license on them. No different than any other driver out there.

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u/WorldlinessFar609 1d ago

Not true at all. Firefighter drivers are treated VERY differently. Majority of apparatus used in the US should require a CDL, which no firefighter is required to have. 12s and 24s are super illegal shifts for heavy vehicle drivers in any other context too.

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u/jeepinbanditrider 1d ago

We have "exempt" licenses in my state. Our department requires a Class B exempt license which allows the same equipment operarion a class B CDL but you're exempt from the CDL specific requirements.