
Rapid response
cleaning.
Guidelines only require two advanced cleanings a year, but smoke and other contaminants stay in gear after a single exposure. Don't wait for the calendar if your crew just came out of a bad fire.
One exposure is one too many.
The MEU comes to your station after a major incident, so gear is cleaned where your crew is instead of shipped away. That kind of response was not possible before a mobile unit existed. We can stay deployed through a sustained incident so firefighters are not re-exposed by dirty gear.

Exposure reporting
After each Rapid Response cleaning we can run thorough exposure reporting and give your department in-depth wastewater data as an add-on service.
Insurance claim
The burden of paying to clean gear after a major incident shouldn't fall only on the firehouse budget. Contact us and we'll help you explore getting Rapid Response cleaning covered through insurance.
Rapid response questions.
- Can you respond after a major incident?
- Yes. Rapid Response cleaning brings the MEU to your station after an exposure and can stay through a sustained incident. Call us and we will get a unit moving.
- Why clean after one exposure if NFPA only requires two advanced cleanings a year?
- Because the research says one exposure is enough. Smoke and other contaminants stay in gear after a single fire, and NFPA 1850 calls for cleaning after every exposure. The twice-a-year advanced cleaning is the minimum, not the goal.
- Does gear leave the station for rapid response?
- No. The MEU comes to your station and gear is decontaminated on site, so your crew isn't wearing yesterday's contaminants.
- Can rapid response cleaning be covered by insurance?
- Often, yes. Contact us and we'll walk you through getting post-incident cleaning covered.
- Why RedLine?
- We're firefighters. We've seen what dirty gear does. We built a truck so your crew isn't waiting on a plant and wearing contaminated PPE in the meantime.
Read more on post-incident care.
Request rapid response.
Tell us about the incident and your department. For emergency cleaning call (508) 525-5825.