|
|
Follow Us  
Stay informed with The Rookie
e-newsletter. Simply enter your email address to
sign-up. |
| |
|
|
The
Rookie - In The News
DESCHUTES
RIVER MANUFACTURING DEMONSTRATES FIRE POWER
Publication: Cascade Business News
Date: January 8th, 2007
Deschutes River Manufacturing recently demonstrated
its power fire hose rollers 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 TEEX
Emergency Services Training Institute. 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 there. 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 TEEX invited Johnston to participate
after seeing his machines at the Fire Department Instructor
Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis. "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. With portable stands, both rollers
can be moved easily from location to location. The Rookie
Reloader rack transforms the portable stand into an
efficient hose handling system, allowing firefighters
to effortlessly transport rolled hoses and reducing
the labor needed to re-load hose back on to engines.
Deschutes River Manufacturing offers fire departments
a 30-day trial to test the Rookie units and experience
the benefits before committing to purchase the equipment.
The Rookie products are all OHSAinspected.
Rookie Sidekicks are available with either a Balder
electric motor or a Honda gas engine, significantly
reducing labor and saving time both in the field and
at the station. All products can be ordered directly
from Deschutes River Manufacturing, and the original
Rookie units are available through the GSA system.
For more product information and to purchase, please contact
us or call toll free 877-868 -1951.
» Return to News Index
|
|
