About Deschutes River Manufacturing

Dedicated to Eliminating Exhausting, Injury-Causing Grunt Work for Fire Fighters
Fire fighting is hard, dangerous work. So why should a simple-yet-essential non-emergency task such as rolling and re-decking fire hose be either hard or dangerous? Shouldn't fire fighters be able to manage fire hoses quickly, easily and safely, saving their precious energy and physical condition for the demanding task of suppressing fires?

Deschutes River Manufacturing's founder David Johnston thought the answers to these questions were obvious. So he tapped 27-years of mechanical experience as a millwright to develop an ingeniously elegant, portable, motorized fire hose roller in 2002. Since then, Deschutes River Manufacturing has been revolutionizing the way industrial, municipal and wildland firefighters work.

We are committed to continually researching, developing and field testing the highest quality, best designed fire hose handling equipment technology available today. Have an idea for a new or improved product? Please tell us about it, so together we can make fire fighting easier and safer for the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday.

A portion of every Rookie and Rookie Sidekick purchase goes to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. To find out more, please visit their website or call them at 208.336.2996.

A portion of our proceeds also goes to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.