Volunteer Fire Patch — Order This Axe and Hydrant Design
Design S0474A at a glance
Crossed axe and pike-pole pick over a squat gold hydrant, framed in an ornate shield with 'Red Oak Trail Volunteers' style banners — hand-tool firefighting, which is what volunteer companies still do. The green-and-blue field split is unusual for fire patches and photographs fresh. Banners reword to your company; tools swap to your rig's actual complement.
Ornate shieldMerrowed borderCrossed axe and pickGold hydrantSplit fieldCompany banners
About this axe and hydrant volunteer design
Volunteer companies run on tools and turnout, not mystique, and this design honors the inventory: the axe that opens the roof, the pick that pulls ceiling, the hydrant that feeds everything. The unusual green-blue field split sets volunteer companies apart from career-department reds at mutual-aid scenes — a quiet distinction volunteers tend to appreciate.
Companies word the banners with their trail, road or district name and their founding year, and swap the tool pair to match the rig — halligan-and-axe is the most requested variant. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof in 6–12 hours, production after you approve.
Volunteer fire patch quick facts
- Embroidered volunteer patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Tool-pair swaps — halligan, nozzle, pike — are no-charge art changes.
- Fundraiser runs of the company patch routinely pay for the duty order.
- Split-field colors distinguish volunteer companies at mutual-aid scenes.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this volunteer patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty wear, iron-on for fundraiser tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: green-blue-red-gold as shown, your company colors, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: metallic gold hydrant available; tools stitch in steel-tone grays
- Artwork: tools swap to your rig's set; banners take trail, road or district names — no charge
Who orders this design
Volunteer fire companies, rural fire districts, and combination departments' volunteer divisions order this tool-and-hydrant shield for duty tees and job shirts. Recruitment drives hand out the iron-on version. Companies celebrating anniversaries move their founding year into the lower banner and reorder from the same art.
Custom volunteer fire patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Volunteer fire patch questions
Can the tools match what our rig carries?
Yes — halligan and flathead, nozzle and spanner, or pike and axe all swap in free. Companies pick the pair their crews actually pull.
Does the green-blue split have a meaning?
It distinguishes volunteer insignia from career-department reds at shared scenes — and it photographs distinctively. Your company colors swap in if preferred.
What's the recruitment-run setup?
Iron-on backing at 3 inches, ordered at the 100–249 tier ($5.50 each) — handed out at open houses, stuck on gym bags, remembered at sign-up time.
Can we put our road or trail name on it?
That's what the banners are for — volunteer companies name themselves by geography, and the patch should too.
How fast for a company anniversary?
Mockup in 4 hours, rush in 7–10 days after approval — order three weeks before the banquet and relax.
Pulling more ceiling?
Hand-tool heraldry is volunteer tradition — the fire service patch selection from rescue squads to hazmat teams covers the specialized companies too. For treasurer-grade numbers on builds and tiers, the patch pricing rundown across every construction fits on one page of the minutes.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.