Fire Nozzle Patch — Order This Crossed Nozzles Design
Design S0495A at a glance
Two smooth-bore nozzles crossed like swords with a hydrant key standing between them, on a black cross with 'First In, Last Out' style motto arms. This is the pump operator's patch — the engineer's crossed arms rendered in brass-colored thread. Districts letter the arms; nozzle pattern and key style match your hose bed on request.
Maltese crossMerrowed borderCrossed nozzlesHydrant keyBlack fieldMotto arms
About this crossed nozzles design
Cavalry crossed sabres; engineers cross nozzles. The water side of firefighting — supply, pressure, flow — rarely gets the patch it deserves, and this design corrects that: nozzles rendered with their controls visible, the hydrant key between them like a staff of office. Brass-gold on black is the pump panel's own palette.
Districts word the motto arms, match nozzle pattern to the hose bed (smooth-bore drawn; fog swaps free), and pump-operator academies order it as the course patch. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — stitch-ready proof in 6–12 hours, production after sign-off.
Fire nozzle patch quick facts
- Embroidered nozzle 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.
- Crossed-nozzle heraldry marks the engineer and pump-operator trade.
- Nozzle-pattern matching to your hose bed is a no-charge redraw.
- Brass-gold on black mirrors the pump panel palette.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this nozzle patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty wear, iron-on for operator tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: red-gold-black as shown, district colors, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: brass-tone metallic available for the nozzles and key
- Artwork: nozzle pattern, key style and motto wording all match your district — no charge
Who orders this design
Fire districts honoring their engineers, pump-operator academies, and apparatus divisions order this crossed-nozzle cross. Driver-operator course completions make it the certificate that gets worn. Hydrant-maintenance crews — the least thanked people in the water chain — have claimed it too.
Custom fire nozzle 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 nozzle patch questions
Can the nozzles match what we actually run?
Yes — smooth-bore as drawn, fog pattern, or your specific playpipe; send a photo and the controls redraw true. Engineers will check the bale handles.
What's the hydrant key doing there?
Standing for supply — the first act of every water story. It can swap for a spanner or stay; most districts keep it.
Is this right for a driver-operator course?
It's become exactly that — class number on the lower arm, 25–50 pieces at the middle tiers, worn longer than any certificate.
Does brass thread look like brass?
Metallic gold-bronze thread against black reads convincingly like pump-panel fittings — the mockup will show you.
How do we order?
Motto and class wording in the markup tool, nozzle photo if matching, quote submitted — mockup in 4 hours, flow established.
Flowing toward more designs?
Engineer heraldry honors the water side — the firehouse patch spread across suppression, rescue and command covers the rest of the fireground. For order planning, the patch costs and builds page with every tier visible keeps the budget charged.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.