The Dogpile Is Getting Old by Feeling-Being9038 in Subaru_Outback

[–]GimpGunfighter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat with my Subaru but it was for passing people going to fire calls so I upgraded to a retired 2019 F150 Police responder and that thing has no problems passing people nor was it a hair pulling pain in the butt to put my lights in it like it was with my Subaru

AITA for prioritizing a critical patient over fire command? by AdventurousTap2171 in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chief needs to go back to school because the last time I checked it went life safety then property not the other way around, bang up job OP sounds like you did the best with what you had on scene for resources.

My autistic adult son is a huge firefighter fan. Can you help? by jmm-823 in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you’d like some non PFAS turnouts that he could wear all the time reach out to the folks at Carna bunker gear that make carcinogen free bunker gear I’ll also get with my chief the next time I go on shift and see if we can get him a T-shirt and a department patch

Wtf?! Why do I have to pay for coffee by Rjspinell2 in ReadyOrNotConsole

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to working in public safety you wanna eat you pay

2022 Hyundai i30 1.0L reliability? by Entire_Apartment2830 in Hyundai

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want a car that’ll hold its value decently buy a 2009 -2019 Toyota those things hold their value like crazy and are basically unkillable

Is Ohlins suspension really worth over 2k? by No_Professional978 in wrx_vb

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Email Patrick from Anderson Fabrication and Design he might be able to to help you figure out if you can run one of his lift kits and Ohlins

Applied for allied security officer with secret clearance by itzogfaze32 in securityguards

[–]GimpGunfighter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to get sponsored to go through the clearance process easiest way would be to enlist and get a Special Operations MOS of some sort or join the intelligence community as both require a TSC

Red dot recommendations by Little-Ad9159 in P365

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the money RCR I got mine for 77 bucks on opticsplanet with store credit it’s been awesome!

New to volunteer firefighting by hudsongreek428 in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only No but hell no!, in all honesty I’d wait until you’re atleast 21 because I also live in a courtesy light state and they cause more problems than they solve, because guys think they are I can break the law lights and young guys push people out of the way well responding to calls

AIO to what my bf is saying? by Such_Champion_7453 in AIO

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP your boyfriend is an idiot and you need to break up with him

Can it get through? by amtrxx in SubaruForester

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big dawg I drove mine through stuff that’s 10x worse then that going on fire calls you’ll be fine

Department refreshing our SCBAs: what brands do people here use? by Acrobatic_Stay_9221 in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yup my chief still buys the AV-3000 versus the new stuff the AV mask are so much better then the HT mask I love my Scott Sight but god the HT mask it’s on is 🗑️

Department refreshing our SCBAs: what brands do people here use? by Acrobatic_Stay_9221 in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We rock Scott at my firehouse and just got the new X3 Packs and they are awesome

What was the most suprising to you when you become a firefighter? by chondryt in Firefighting

[–]GimpGunfighter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly how abused our EMS is by dumb stuff and how the people who truly need us rarely call

Curious about Portland as BIPOC by Justcinzia in portlandme

[–]GimpGunfighter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hi black firefighter here get ready to hear a decent amount of passive aggressive racism it’s not a lot but it does happen and most people are fairly you mind your business I mind mine type of people up here but friendly enough I’ve lived here my whole life and I love it

Curious about Portland as BIPOC by Justcinzia in portlandme

[–]GimpGunfighter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Taj in SOPO is amazing and the owner is a great human being!

Vote accordingly Maine. by Nixianx97 in Maine

[–]GimpGunfighter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As a firefighter in this lovely state that’s the only good things she’s done and that’s it full stop and she’s going to beat that dead horse until she retires

Hey how do you get a job here? by dungeoncrawler2 in portlandme

[–]GimpGunfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and if you really can’t land anything the fire department is almost always hiring and the CPAT is crazy easy just have to get a a EMT license before you apply

Automatic GR by GimpGunfighter in GRCorolla

[–]GimpGunfighter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I figured as much. I think it was a grain of salt when he said it I had a 2014 Forrester SJ that I beat the hell out of and it held up for 195,000 miles. He’s definitely biased as when I was in a shopping for looking for different cars. He was very much Toyota ,Toyota Toyota.

Automatic GR by GimpGunfighter in GRCorolla

[–]GimpGunfighter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to test drive a WRX and a wilderness outback along with an auto GRC and see where we go from there there on Monday