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/FordExploreHer1977 1d ago

Well in my state, firefighter are exempt from having their IDs on them while on duty and that’s written into law. So I guess in my state, the Border Patrol would have to explain why they kept us from responding to an emergency to whatever power they are accountable to. Which appears lately to be no one? But I responded to the call so if I’m kept from doing the duty I’m employed to do by law enforcement, well, that’s out of my hands and they’ll have to take full accountability for whatever the outcome would be.

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u/hath0r Volunteer 21h ago

apparently bivens has been gutted so they are acountable to no one