Bags, Totes & Briefs

Custom Bags for Community Events, Food and Toy Drives, Recruit Academy Issue, and Department Gear

Bags work two jobs for a department. On the public side, a tote or a drawstring pack is the bag every other handout goes into at a school visit, a safety fair, a parade, a bike rodeo or an August community night, and a grocery shopper carries a food drive or a holiday assistance delivery. On the roster side, bags carry the department's own gear: a duffel for the recruit academy, a garment bag for a dress uniform on the way to an honor guard detail, a tool bag for event setup and a cooler for a long shift.

Choose by who carries it and where. The event table takes non-woven totes, mini totes and drawstring packs by the case, and reflective stock backpacks printed for police or for fire. Food drives and pantry partnerships take grocery shoppers and insulated totes. Patrol and the station take lunch coolers, utility totes and waist packs. Recruits and deploying crews take duffels, backpacks, packing cubes and dry bags. Command staff and retirees get the gift pieces, with High Sierra, Osprey, Samsonite, Igloo, Arctic Zone and Miir among the brands on the aisle. Foremost Promotions sends free samples to businesses and organizations so buyers can compare bags before ordering.

Common Questions About Department Bags

What do we hand out at a school visit or an open house?
A non-woven tote or a drawstring pack holds the coloring book, the junior badge and the pencil in one bag. Mini totes suit a smaller handout.

Is there anything already printed for police or fire?
Yes. Reflective non-woven backpacks come in stock police and stock fire versions, carrying their preset design only. Everything else takes your department name or logo.

Does this work for recruit academy issue?
Yes. A duffel or a backpack with the department name, plus a laundry bag or packing cubes, makes a practical academy set.

What carries a dress uniform to a ceremony?
A garment bag or a garment duffel on the Laundry Bags, Garment and Shoe Bags page.

Can the chief see a few bags before we order?
Yes, and you do not have to pick one. Add a tote, a drawstring pack and a cooler to the sample basket from any product page, or call 800.431.3473. They arrive organized and packaged so the community relations officer can lay them out at the staff meeting and the chief can choose. Free samples ship to a business or organization address through the Foremost Promotions sample basket.