Abstract: The present invention provides a collapsible firefighting bucket having purse lines that have a pre-set, fixed functional length, and which are removably installed onto a releasable connector at one end of the line and onto a pair of aligned openings on the valve at the other end of the line. The fixed functional length of the purse lines is generally determined by the size of the bucket for which they are intended to be used, and more specifically by each purse line's intended location on the valve. The releasable connector may be a releasable connector clip which is itself connected to the control mechanism that moves the valve. Each purse line includes a pre-formed end-stop for stopping the end from passing through the grommet, and a pre-formed connector or loop portion for removably connecting to the releasable connector.