Fire Hose Roller, The Rookie SideKick, Prevents Injury

[Jesseday125]

So...you roll it up, and still have to unroll it to lay it out on the rig...?

[JFF7]

Seems like injuries are still gonna happen when you lift the LDH off the pins. There's a better product out there.

[bimbolino14]

here in germany we must!! wash the hoses an dry them and than roll theme up

[adhocoregon]

Here too! That part often gets done at the fire station after the fire. Be safe!

[NC403Firefighter]

Wow rolled up that LDH like it was nothing AND removed all the water! Very nice! What's the price on one of these?

[nmcarpenter]

I'm more interested in that apparatus with walk-up hose bed! That thing looks sweet! Thanks for the demonstation adhoc!

[adhocoregon]

Our customers - industrial, municipal, wildland firefighters - roll large diameter fire hose everyday. The Rookie Sidekick removes air and water from these heavy hoses, making them faster, easier and safer to re-deck. Every department must test its hose - one hose test, and the Rookie Sidekick pays for itself. It's the fastest, safest, most professional way to handle fire hose. Try it out for 30 days on us!

[adhocoregon]

"The crew thought they had died and gone to heaven," Kim Abshier, Emerg. Resp. Spec., ConocoPhillips

"Every year, I have 8 miles of fire hose to test. The Rookie rolls it up faster and saves time and energy. Doing it by hand just wears you out." - Brian Boyd, eng., Bend, OR FD

"We rolled and redecked 2400 ft of 5-in, 1200 ft of 3-in and 800 ft of 1.75-in in 2 hrs less time than usual. And it takes the physical work out of draining hose." - Richard Wilson, chief spec. services, Baton Rouge FD

[7089540230]

excellent idea!

[adhocoregon]

How often do you roll hose in a tight area? Usually, firefighters roll hose up AFTER they're done fighting the fire or training. Typically, the hoses are moved to an open area, where they are washed, then rolled and re-decked. In wildland scenarios, hoses are drug and stacked in huge central pile, the rolled.

[slangelier]

this is a pretty good idea but what happens if the fire is in a tight area? you cant get a truck there and it would make more sence to just roll it then to drag it alll the way out then roll it with this. Just something im intrested in learning more about

[adhocoregon]

Except in wildland scenarios, fire hose is typically laid out flat in the back of fire trucks. Firefighters grab an end and take off running - they don't take the time to roll hose until after the firefighting is done.

[adhocoregon]

Thanks for the insightful comments. The Rookie SideKick rolls both donuts and double donuts, plus it's lighweight and easily mounts/dismounts to a variety of apperatus, including ATVs. The US Forest Service, BLM, CAL-Fire, the world's largest live-fire training facility, as well as several of the world's largest oil refinery complexes all use The Rookie hose rollers. Best of luck with your career in fire suppression.

[slangelier]

i must say that it could because u have hurt my back a few times rolling/lifting a hose

[adhocoregon]

"Within a couple days of talking to Deschutes River Manufacturing, we had The Rookie Sidekick and Reloader here for our 30-day trial. After our department tried it, we felt it was a piece of equipment we had to have."

Gary Spoor, Assistant Chief

South Bend Volunteer Fire Department

South Bend, Washington

[adhocoregon]

The first time we used The Rookie I had no question that this was a piece of equipment our department needed. The Rookie hose roller is great when you are dealing with long hose lays and hose tests. It's helpful in both the manpower issues and just plain time issues that most departments face.

David Matthews, Assistant Chief

East Bend, North Carolina V.F.D.