Castle Top Maltese Cross Patch — Order This Mountain Fire Department Design
Design S0851A at a glance
A maltese cross with a castle-top outline and a red edge, filled with a fire helmet, fire engines, hydrants and a mountain backdrop in navy, red and gold. A pair of matching numerals sits in the design, and the lettering adds the department name, a founding year, a motto line and a rural volunteer division line — every word ready for your own company.
Castle-top maltese crossRed edgeFire helmetFire engines and hydrantsMountain backdropMatching numerals
About this castle-top mountain maltese cross
The castle-top outline is the first thing people notice — a crenellated edge that turns the familiar maltese cross into something closer to a fortress crest. Inside, the scene is pure rural firefighting: engines and hydrants at work below a mountain range, with the helmet anchoring the center. Navy, red and gold keep it traditional despite the unusual silhouette.
Order it as drawn or make it local: put your station number in the paired numerals, set your department and founding year, reword the division line for a combination or career company, or redraw the mountains as your own skyline. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Castle top maltese cross patch quick facts
- Embroidered castle-top fire department 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.
- Castle-top notches and other tight inside corners are hot-cut so every notch stays square, while gentle curves take a merrowed edge; the proof shows which edge the outline gets.
- Scenes with engines, hydrants and mountains hold their detail best at 4" and larger.
- Volunteer divisions often order a second run for auxiliary and junior members with only the division line changed.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this castle-top cross: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniforms, iron-on for tees and caps, velcro for bags and brush gear
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4"–4.5" covers shoulder wear; 10"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: navy, red and gold as shown, or a black-and-red station version
- Border: red hot-cut edge (shown) or gold for dress uniforms
- Thread: metallic gold for the helmet and numerals, or flat gold for daily wear
- Artwork: the mountain range redraws to your local skyline from a photo at no art charge
Who orders this design
Rural and mountain volunteer fire departments order this castle-top cross for station wear, brush-season gear and recruiting events. Districts that cover high country keep the peaks; valley companies often swap them for rolling hills. Combination departments use the division line to separate volunteer and career crews under one emblem.
Custom castle-top 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.
Castle top maltese cross patch questions
Can the numerals show our station number?
Yes. Both numerals restitch to your station or company number, and the department name, year, motto and division line change the same way.
Can we drop the castle-top outline for a standard maltese cross?
Yes. The same scene moves onto a plain maltese cross if you prefer; mark it in the design tool and your proof shows the standard outline.
Can the mountains match our own skyline?
Yes. Send a photo of your local peaks or a landmark summit and we redraw it behind the engines at no art charge.
Does the scene stay readable on a small patch?
At four inches and up the engines and hydrants stay distinct. Smaller cap versions get a simplified scene on your proof, which you approve first.
How do I mark up changes?
Open the markup tool in the quote form, circle the elements you want changed, pin notes and try a colorway; your markup attaches to the quote.
Need a different firehouse design?
This page covers one castle-top mountain cross. For other station layouts, see the fire department crosses and shields compared with this castle-top mountain design. Starting from your own art, or weighing embroidered against PVC? The patch guide that prices a castle-top maltese cross at every quantity covers each build.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.