Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington’s biggest wildfire | CNN
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Border Patrol agents conducted an operation at the site of Washington state’s biggest wildfire this week, and a Washington congresswoman’s office confirmed two firefighters were arrested at the site where first responders are working to contain the blaze that’s already torched almost 9,000 acres in the Olympic National Forest.

Border Patrol agents conducted an operation at the site of Washington state’s biggest wildfire this week, and a Washington congresswoman’s office confirmed two firefighters were arrested at the site where first responders are working to contain the blaze that’s already torched almost 9,000 acres in the Olympic National Forest.

  • lividweasel@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Ah yes, that makes sense along the <checks notes> 15 mile wide stretch of water that separates that area from Canada.

    • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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      1 day ago

      Well duh, hot things are too hot to cross. That’s why they painted the Mexico fence black last week remember? If the fire heats the water too much they can’t cross it. It’s genius is hear, genius!

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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        24 hours ago

        They could also just pollute the water to the point it catches on fire. And who said that only that section of border was their goal? They want a wall of flames from coast to coast.