r/Wildfire • u/Tough-Spot-6925 • 2d ago
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/federal-agents-arrest-firefighters-working-on-wa-wildfire/97
u/trinitytreetime 2d ago
Those contractors are better for the country than all the ICE agents combined
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u/CanisPictus Helitack 12h ago
The American Brownshirts aren’t fit to lick the ash off the contractors’ fire boots.
And this California Team 7 can suck it.
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u/BustedEchoChamber 2d ago
I’ve never met a citizen cool with this that wasn’t pretty much a waste of resources.
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u/MathemeticianLanky61 2d ago
I hope the feds at least had the decency to bring them back to the ICP so they could complete their demob checklist and properly check out of the incident.
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u/PureDrama3986 1d ago
They are contractor firefighters just like i was for many years. They don't need to do that individually. The contractor crewboss can do it. Don't make more of this than it is. These guys were doing grunt mop up too, so don't make it sound like they're out there on initial attack risking life and limb. The Bear Gulch fire is mostly on Federal land, both Interior (NPS) and Ag (USFS). So... what is everyone's gripe? I was on a fire as a contractor during the Carter admin. when three guys were escorted away by Agentes de Immigración with sidearms. Our whole crew stood up for them but away they went after the agents told us to "mind our own business". This was in Mason County, WA just like this incident. They came in illegally, they used fake ID to get hired, they knew the risk, they were deported. Full stop.
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u/stargarnet79 1d ago
Fuck every Republican.
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u/Bubbly_Jellyfish_615 1d ago
Ok...thats gonna be a Lotta lube
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u/corndogtractorpull 1d ago
You can try...
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u/stargarnet79 23h ago
Might be doable with an AR15
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u/corndogtractorpull 19h ago
Thats pretty aggressive! I was thinking you were just gonna get your knees dirty
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u/MathemeticianLanky61 2d ago
I hope the feds at least had the decency to bring them back to the ICP so they could complete their demob checklist and properly check out of the incident.
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u/Apprehensive-Bug3240 1d ago
Yep, this is exactly what I voted for!! And to think it’s the first year of 4 year term!!
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u/Key_Math8192 2d ago
“A spokesperson for the Incident Management Team leading the firefighting response said the team was “aware of a Border Patrol operation on the fire,” that it was not interfering with the firefighting response and referred reporters to the Border Patrol station in Port Angeles.
Over three hours, federal agents demanded identification from the members of two private contractor crews.”
The team is California Team 7, the IC is Tom Clemo. These people will never have your back.