r/Firefighting • u/AngronOfTheTwelfth • 2d 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/Serious_Cobbler9693 Retired FireFighter/Driver 2d ago

I'm not sure about wildland guys, but when I was a firefighter we didn't carry any ID on us or you take a chance of losing it in a burning building or when you are hanging upside down in a car that has flipped on the highway.

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u/nimrod_BJJ 2d ago

I never had my wallet on me on a call for that very reason.

Or heaven forbid you get contaminated with Ethel-Methyl Death and take the public shower. Then the whole wallet is gone for good.

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u/whopperlover17 2d ago

Do firefighters driving the vehicle have their licenses on them?

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u/illblooded 7h ago

We have our licenses on our phones in Aus. Motor Driver usually carries their phone with them. The rest of us, our phones and ID’s are back at the station next to our hook.