Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours. Worse, many wildfire veterans believe the management team overseeing the fire crews played a key role in handing over the firefighters to immigration authorities. Not wanting to damage a logging company’s property, they waited for a management team leader to show up with further instructions. Firefighters also took issue with the assertion, shared by federal immigration officials, that the raid did not disrupt firefighting operations. Federal immigration officials have said little since the news release announcing the arrests.