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/Paramedickhead 1d ago

I love my blue canaries. I would do anything for them on a personal level.

But when a LEO interacts with me on a professional level? Now things have changed. It’s not a buddy anymore, it’s someone who has the ability to jam me up.

If we’re having a conversation, that’s fine. But as soon as we move from a consensual conversation to an investigatory relationship, I’m not as jovial.

If I have done something wrong and I have caused an interaction to go from consensual to detainment, I’ll be as polite and respectful as can be. Things like a traffic stop. But It’s still all business. Short answers, no extra information, by the book.

But if I have done nothing and a cop thinks they’re going to just demand my ID, I’m walking away and laughing in their face. I’m not about to let someone in a power trip treat me like a little bitch.

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u/shhhhh_lol 1d ago

The firefighters requested anonymity because they feared retaliation from federal agencies for talking to the media.

That's from the article linked in here...