Welcome to Bucket Brigade USA

We are proud to be a firefighter and veteran-owned company. Our specialty is hand-crafting high-quality leather fire buckets, notebooks, and gifts that are designed to last a lifetime.

Leather Fire Buckets

Our leather fire buckets are a beautiful tribute to the enduring tradition of the firefighter. Whether it's a retirement, a service award, a special achievement, or a memorial, these fire buckets make for an unforgettable gift.  
The leather fire buckets showcased here represent our most popular styles. If you envision your own custom fire bucket, please share your design ideas with us by emailing info@bucketbrigadeusa.com.
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Firefighting Gear & Accessories

We make high-quality firefighter gear and accessories from real bunker gear fabric and firehose. We only use new, virgin, materials, so you don't have to worry about fire-related contaminants.   

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Leather Gifts

Handmade, genuine leather gifts created with firefighting tradition in mind. Have it personalized for a special gift.

Fabric and Hardware

When we have a surplus of new bunker gear fabric or hardware, we will offer it here. Check back frequently or join our newsletter to get the latest update. The fabrics are seconds, directly from the manufacturer.

Blog posts

  • Who is Bucket Brigade USA?

    Who is Bucket Brigade USA?

    Firefighter Owned and Managed Shane Highsmith, a career firefighter in the Austin area, started repairing bunker gear for his department in 2007 after his chief discovered that he had learned...

    Who is Bucket Brigade USA?

    Firefighter Owned and Managed Shane Highsmith, a career firefighter in the Austin area, started repairing bunker gear for his department in 2007 after his chief discovered that he had learned...

  • Why we use new fabrics

    Why we use new fabrics

    There is quite a bit of information about the cancer-causing chemicals that firefighters are exposed to during a fire. These chemicals can become embedded into the fabrics and are difficult,...

    Why we use new fabrics

    There is quite a bit of information about the cancer-causing chemicals that firefighters are exposed to during a fire. These chemicals can become embedded into the fabrics and are difficult,...

  • 6 Features of our Bunker Gear SCBA Mask Bags that make it the BEST!

    6 Features of our Bunker Gear SCBA Mask Bags th...

    As a retired firefighter, I am particular about the style and design of all our bags, but especially the gear bags. In 2011 we decided to make SCBA mask bags. We...

    6 Features of our Bunker Gear SCBA Mask Bags th...

    As a retired firefighter, I am particular about the style and design of all our bags, but especially the gear bags. In 2011 we decided to make SCBA mask bags. We...

  • PFAs and Bunker Gear Fabrics

    PFAs and Bunker Gear Fabrics

    Over the last year or so, we've seen more talk about PFAs online. Mostly, the talk is about Bunker Gear containing PFAs and whether PFAs are responsible for causing cancer...

    PFAs and Bunker Gear Fabrics

    Over the last year or so, we've seen more talk about PFAs online. Mostly, the talk is about Bunker Gear containing PFAs and whether PFAs are responsible for causing cancer...

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