April 06, 2007
– The Manassas Vol. Fire Co. has placed a set of new
high rise bags in service on each of our four
wagons. The new bags replace the old single bag
which contained 150 of 1 3/4 hose, a reducer, and a
wheel. The new bags were custom designed in house
and were manufactured by Browning's Custom
Upholstery located at 8451 Maplewood Drive in
Manassas, who donated all of the materials and
provided the labor at a discounted rate. Each
company has been given two bags, one called the
"Lineman's Bag" and the other called the "Layout
Bag". Both contain 100 feet of 1 3/4 hose, a
150 GPM at 75 PSI fog
nozzle with a 7/8” stream straightener built into
the break-away bail, a medium size Vise-grip wrench
to replace the wheel, and tow flat spanner wrenches.
The Lineman's Bag includes a pinning 2 ½” to 1 ½”
reducer which is attached to the hose. The Layout
bag includes a TFT gated wye
and has a red "Y" sewn onto the bag for easy
identification. In addition, each bag has a red cap
on one end to further help identify which end the
nozzle is in. The addition of these lighter and more
properly equipped bags to our wagons will enable our
firefighters to operate more efficiently in the mid
and high rise buildings which are becoming more
frequent in our box alarm area. These bags will also
enable our crews to rapidly extend hand lines if
needed. We would like to thank Browning's Custom
Upholstery for their donation and time spent
manufacturing these bags.
