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/Grandmazhouse 1d ago

I wish it was a case by case common sense bases rather than a random blanket casting of a net. I don’t follow the news much but I thought it was supposed to be criminals and not fire fighters. Hoping the situation has a positive outcome despite the headline and cooler heads prevail. Thank you for yalls service and paving the way for the next ones.

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u/fireinthesky7 TN FF/Paramedic 1d ago

Last time I checked numbers, approximately 8% of the people ICE has rounded up this year have any kind of criminal record.