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ROOKIE
SIDEKICK POWER HOSE ROLLER TESTED IN TEXAS
 Published
in: Fire Apparatus
Date: January, 2007
Deschutes River Manufacturing recently demonstrated its
power fire hoserollers for 400 industrial firefighters
from across the U.S. at the Texas Engineering Extension
Service’s Brayton Fire Training Field in College
Station,Texas. The company also donated two of its power
hose rollers with portable stands, and a reloader to the
facility’s Emergency Services Training Institute
(ESTI).
Instructors at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas, putthe Rookie Sidekick gasoline-engine driven hose winder to the test. |
The Brayton Fire Training Field is the largest fueled
live-fire training facility and most comprehensive emergency
response training complex in the world. Last year,90,000
students received training at the facility. According
to ESTI, the Rookie Sidekick hose rollers have been in
almost continuous daily use since they were donated.
David Johnston, Deschutes River Manufacturing owner and
creator of the Rookie line of power hose rollers, demonstrated
use of the products and was available as a consultant
throughout the week-long training school. Instructors
at Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) X invited
Johnston to participate after seeing his machines at the
Fire Department Instructors Conference & Exhibition
(FDIC) in Indianapolis, Ind.“
Our students and clients have grown accustomed to quality
training, which would not be possible without support
such as yours,” wrote TEEX director Robert L. Smith
in a letter thanking Deschutes River Manufacturing for
the donation.
Deschutes River Manufacturing contributed a Rookie Sidekick
6-inch LDH (RSLDH6) and Rookie Sidekick Gas (RSG) hose
roller, as well as two portable stands and a reloader.
The Rookie Sidekick LDH6 quickly and safely rolls up to
6-inch hose, while the Rookie Sidekick Gas rolls up to
3-inch hose. The Rookie Reloader rack transforms the portable
stand into an efficient hose handling system, allowing
firefighters to effortlessly transport rolled hoses and
reduce the labor needed to re-load hose back on to engines.
For more product information and to purchase, please contact
us or call toll free 877-868 -1951.
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