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NEW DISTRIBUTORS: L.N. Curtis & Sons and Shipman’s Fire Equipment Pick Up Deschutes River Manufacturing’s Rookie Sidekick Fire Hose Roller Line

Date: October 2007

BEND, Ore. (October 2007) -- Deschutes River Manufacturing’s Rookie Sidekick line of portable motorized fire hose rollers will now be available through two established distributors, L.N. Curtis & Sons and Shipman's Fire Equipment Co.

L.N. Curtis & Sons has chosen to distribute the Rookie SideKick line to its municipal customers. From its headquarters in Oakland, California, L.N. Curtis & Sons provides emergency responder equipment in thirteen Western states and to the U.S. Government worldwide.

For inquiries, please contact L.N. Curtis & Sons:
K.C. Anderson or Ray Loche
Office: 510-839-5111
Toll Free: 800-443-3556
808-595-7700 (Local From Hawaii)
Email: oaksales@lncurtis.com
Web: http://www.lncurtis.com/

For 40 years, Shipman's Fire Equipment Co. Inc. has been serving municipal and volunteer fire departments, businesses, and industries in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Worcester County, Massachusetts. Shipman’s Fire Equipment is the new Rookie Sidekick distributor in this region.

For inquires, please contact Shipman’s Fire Equipment:
Toll Free: 800-775-7332 in CT & RI
Office: 860-442-0678
Email: info@shipmans.com
Web: http://www.shipmans.com/

In recent months, The Rookie SideKick fire hose rollers have been purchased by wildland, municipal and industrial customers, including ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Complex, Marathon Oil Garyville (La.) Refinery, Butte County (Calif.) Fire & Rescue, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, Bend (Ore.) Fire & Rescue, Pratt & Whitney Fire Department in East Hartford, Ct. and others.

The Rookie Sidekick hose rollers and The Rookie Reloader re-decking system are available to put through the paces without obligation to buy through a 30-day trial program. All Sidekick models are equipped with either a Honda gas engine or Baldor electric motor. Larger electric models feature variable-speed controls.

The Rookie products are OHSA-inspected. The original Rookie units are available through the GSA system (GSA orders do not qualify for the 30-day trial). For more information, visit www.the-rookie.com or call 541-480-5967 or 877-868-1951.

Media Contacts:
David Johnston, Deschutes River Manufacturing, 541-480-5967 or 877-868-1951, david@the-rookie.com
Harold Olaf Cecil, Ad HOC, 541-815-9829, adhoc@wordsideas.com

NOTE: Product photos and video are available. Please contact Harold: 541-815-9829.

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For more product information and to purchase, please contact us or call toll free 877-868 -1951.

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