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/Hugh_mungus_29 1d ago

Why isn't there any comments about the private employers that are collecting federal or state money and are taking advantage of these people? Those are the people we should be going after.

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u/Coffee-FlavoredSweat FF/EMT 1d ago

Who says they are?

There was recently a police officer in Maine who was forced to self-deport. The police department wasn’t taking advantage of him. They ran his information through the government’s own databases and they said he was good to go.

If the government itself doesn’t have accurate records on who is, and is not, a US citizen, then it’s not the fault of a private contractor who hired someone based on that faulty information.

Also, “literally arresting firefighters while they fight fire” is bullshit.