r/Firefighting 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/Solving_Live_Poker 1d ago

You guys miss the part where BLM requested BP to verify the status of contracted employees???

This wasn’t just some random raid or BP just showing up and pulling guys away from a fire.