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.

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      Their plan is to let the fire spread to the border to act as some kind of hazardous flaming wall to prevent border crossings.

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

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          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!