Fire Company Patch — Order This Engine and Helmet Design
Design S0489A at a glance
Three vignettes on one cross — a helmet wreathed in flame at the crest, the engine rolling across the midline, crossed axe and charged hose below — 'Rescue & Recovery Unit' style wording tying them. It's the busy-cross tradition: a company's whole day stitched in sequence. Each vignette customizes separately, so the patch stays yours top to bottom.
Maltese crossMerrowed borderHelmet in flamesRolling engineAxe and hoseThree vignettes
About this engine and helmet company design
The busy cross divides opinion in firehouses — minimalists want one symbol, storytellers want the shift — and this design argues the storytellers' case well: alarm (the flaming helmet), response (the engine mid-roll), work (axe and charged line). Read top to bottom it's a call from tones to knockdown. Red and navy keep the sequence legible.
Companies reword the bands, redraw the engine to their rig, and tone the helmet flames up or down. Recovery units emphasize the lower vignette; engine companies, the middle. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production after approval.
Fire company patch quick facts
- Embroidered company 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.
- Three-vignette crosses customize each scene independently.
- Apparatus redraws from photos are a no-charge change.
- Narrative patches read best at 4" and above.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this company patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for company wear, iron-on for tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3.5"–12" — 4" minimum for all three vignettes to read
- Colorways: red-navy-gold as shown, company colors, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: flame gradient on the helmet; the engine stitches in detail thread
- Artwork: each vignette — helmet, rig, tools — customizes separately at no art charge
Who orders this design
Volunteer fire companies, rescue-and-recovery units, and combination houses order this narrative cross. Companies with strong rig identity put the actual apparatus in the middle band. The design's storytelling makes it the favorite for recruitment tables — the patch explains the job.
Custom fire company 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.
Fire company patch questions
Can each scene change independently?
Yes — that's the layout's strength. Your helmet style at top, your rig in the middle, your tool pair below; three free redraws, one patch.
Is three scenes too busy?
At 4 inches and above, no — each band holds its detail. Below that, we'd steer you to a single-emblem design and say so on the proof.
Can the engine be our actual apparatus?
One side photo and the rig redraws make-correct, light bar included. Companies verify it on the mockup — someone always checks the compartment doors.
Does this work for recruitment?
Companies tell us it does — the patch narrates a call, which is the pitch. An iron-on handout run at the $5.50 tier works the open-house table.
What starts the order?
Band wording in the markup tool, rig photo attached, quote submitted — the 4-hour mockup tells your company's story back to you.
Reading other stories?
Narrative crosses carry the long version — the fire design collection including single-emblem and seal styles keeps the short ones. For the fundamentals of builds and tier costs, the patch ordering reference everyone cites at the meeting settles the practical motions.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.