Run a RedLine turnout
gear cleaning franchise.
A RedLine territory is a Mobile Extraction Unit, a Mobile Repair Unit and the portal behind them, run by an owner who is in the station with the chief. Here is what that looks like, from the equipment to the first call.
Your own MEU, a repair unit
and the portal behind them.
The Mobile Extraction Unit®
The only on-premise turnout gear cleaning solution on the market, on your own truck: extractors, drying cabinets, ultrasonic tanks and inspection stations.
The Mobile Repair Unit
A repair shop on wheels. As a Verified ISP we repair any brand of turnout gear at the station, on the same visit.
The RedLine portal and field app
Every cleaning, inspection and repair is logged at the truck and reaches the chief the same day. It's how a chief proves the department is compliant.
You run the territory.
We've got your back.
Training
Training on the cleaning process, the 25-point inspection, hydrostatic testing, repairs, the portal and the field app, and how we serve departments.
Help launching your market
The marketing team helps you get going: your territory page on this site, advertising, email and text outreach to nearby departments, and branded collateral.
Technology
The RedLine portal, the field app and the records behind every set of gear we've ever cleaned.
Sales support
Corporate contracts and partnerships, relationships with government agencies, and a team that has done this in 21 states.
From first call to first station.
Start the conversation
Fill out the form below. A member of the franchise team will reach out to talk about you, your market and why the mission matters to you.
Review the Franchise Disclosure Document
You receive our Franchise Disclosure Document, which lays out the investment, ongoing fees, territory terms and obligations item by item. Take it to your attorney and accountant. We will walk through it with you.
Define your territory
Territories are drawn around the fire departments you will serve. We look at the departments, stations and firefighters in your market and set the territory in your franchise agreement.
Train while your MEU is built
Your Mobile Extraction Unit is built to RedLine's specification. While it is in build you train with the corporate team on cleaning, inspection, reporting and selling the service.
Launch in your market
The marketing team helps you get started: your page on this site, advertising and outreach to the departments around you, so your first calls are warm.
Your first station
Then you do what we do. Roll up to a station, clean and inspect the department's gear in a day, and hand the chief a report in the portal.
People who share the mission.
RedLine was started by a career firefighter, Mike Matros, to fix how the fire service cleans its gear. Our operators are business owners who took that mission into their own market. Devin Becker, who opened the Colorado territory, was a career firefighter in Colorado and ran a first responder equipment company before he brought the Mobile Extraction Unit to the Rocky Mountains.
You don't need a fire service background. You need to be business-minded, willing to be in the station with the chief, and serious about the mission and the values that come with it.
- Firefighters, active or retired, who want to own a business in the service they know
- Owners in the first responder industry adding a service their customers already need
- Business-oriented people who share our mission and values
- Operators who want financial freedom through a proven model
24 territories. 21 states.
The rest of the map is open.
RedLine operators run Mobile Extraction Units from coast to coast, and our mobile service already works with departments in states with no local operator. We're always talking with people about open markets. If you don't see yours below, that's the opportunity. Territory pages are on the main site.
Find your local operatorTell us about the market you have in mind and we'll walk you through the rest.