I believe people want to do a good job.  What they do truly matters to them and to the people they are doing it for.  I was tired of giving piggy-back rides.  I dont mean I was fatigued.  What I was doing was expedient and perhaps effective but also not in keeping with the standards and ideals we strive for as emergency responders.  Piggy-back rides might make for a good photo-op but it is a workaround and is  dangerous for both the evacuee and the rescuer.  I was tired of doing it wrong.  I wanted to do it right and knew I could make a tool to help.

I am a retired firefighter.  I worked on the career side of a medium sized municipal department for 30 years and retired as a deputy chief.  We had areas in our community which were prone to flooding.  Not swift-water but pluvial surface water flooding.  The Joint Economic Committee estimates the cost of pluvial flooding at between $179.8 to $496 billion dollars annually.  It is very common and not just a local problem.  In the final year of my time as a career firefighter I thought I had the idea of how to solve it.  My wife and I have dedicated the time since retirement towards building the tool I could see in my head.  So now we present to you our Rescue Rider.  We think it fills a need and should have a home on every high profile vehicle serving in flood response.  We hope you agree.