Forest Fire Patch — Order This Pine Protection Design
Design S0481A at a glance
A pine tree standing in its own small shield, mounted on a Maltese cross with helmet and hydrant at the sides — structure-fire tools sworn to a wildland mission. 'Unit 412 / Forest Protection' style wording bands it. Interface departments — the ones that fight both house fires and hillside fires — order this because it's the only patch grammar that admits they do both.
Shield-on-crossMerrowed borderPine tree shieldFire helmetHydrantUnit banding
About this pine protection design
Wildland-urban interface departments live in two fire worlds — hydrants on one street, drop points past the last one — and pure wildland or pure structure patches misrepresent half their calls. This design nests the pine inside the cross: the forest mission carried within the fire service's shape. The helmet and hydrant flanking it keep the structural credentials visible.
Units band their number and 'Forest Protection' wording, swap the pine species to their slope, and order the wildland-tan build for brush gear alongside the color version. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof within 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
Forest fire patch quick facts
- Embroidered forest fire 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.
- Interface departments typically order color and wildland-tan builds together.
- Pine species redraws — ponderosa, lodgepole, fir — are no-charge.
- Seasonal-crew orders cluster in spring; rush production covers late planners.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this forest patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for brush shirts, velcro for line packs, iron-on for crew tees
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: navy-red-gold as shown, wildland tan, or blackout
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: the pine stitches in two greens; ember-orange accents available
- Artwork: pine species, unit number and tool flanking all adjust at no art charge
Who orders this design
Wildland-urban interface departments, forest protection units, and seasonal brush crews order this nested-shield cross. County crews running both engines and brush rigs wear it as the patch that explains the apparatus bay. Tan builds go to the line; color stays on station wear.
Custom forest 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.
Forest fire patch questions
Can the pine match our local species?
Yes — ponderosa, lodgepole, doug fir or your slope's mix redraw free. Crews who cut line around those trees will notice the right silhouette.
Should we order tan and color together?
Most interface units do — color for station wear, tan for brush gear. One quote, both builds, combined-quantity pricing.
What backing survives a line pack?
Velcro on the pack, sew-on on brush shirts — adhesive backings don't belong near that much abrasion.
Can seasonal crews get patches by May?
Order by mid-April and rush production lands them before the season — mockup in 4 hours keeps the approval loop tight.
How do we start with our unit number?
Band wording in the markup tool, species note attached, quote submitted — the proof returns your slope stitched true.
Scouting beyond the treeline?
Interface work is a hybrid discipline — the fire patch range covering structure companies and wildland crews alike serves both parents of it. For gear-grade build decisions, the patch materials comparison with durability notes reads like a crew boss wrote it.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.