Our story.
RedLine employs active and retired firefighters because we know how important clean gear is to the safety of our fellow firefighters and their families. Founded by career firefighter Mike Matros.
There had to be a better way.
Career firefighter and RedLine founder Mike Matros has seen first-hand just how resource intensive properly cleaning gear can be for fire departments and municipalities.
As the founder of the Heroes Cup Foundation, Mike has spent years working with researchers to identify the risks associated with firefighters wearing contaminated turnout gear. With this knowledge, Mike knew there had to be a better way to clean gear that benefited the fire department and individual firefighters as well.
Mike and his team spent more than a year designing what would become the first and only on-premise gear cleaning service in the world. Today, RedLine Gear Cleaning operates our patented Mobile Extraction Units® and deploys them to fire stations across the country to clean and inspect gear.
Clean gear saves lives.
As research into contaminated turnout gear continues to progress, new regulations and guidelines have been put into place to protect the health of the first responder community.
Traditional turnout gear cleaning methods can take weeks to complete and can cost departments tens of thousands of dollars, often leaving firefighters with inadequate and dirty gear for an extended period. As the only on-premise gear cleaning service in the industry, RedLine can clean and inspect over 30 sets of gear, including helmets, boots, gloves, jackets and liners, and have them ready for service in less than a day.
At RedLine we believe clean gear saves lives. As chiefs and cities work through the guidelines, we're here to help educate our fellow firefighters on cleaning and inspecting gear the right way, and staying compliant.
