Fire Engine Maltese Cross Patch — Order This River and Pine Design
Design S0871A at a glance
A gold-bordered Maltese cross framing a full scene: a fire engine spraying water beside a river lined with pine trees, plus a helmet and axes, stitched in navy, red, gold and green. Lettering covers the department name, a founding year, a station number and a special operations tag, all of which restitch to your company. Departments with a river, lake or forest in their district pick it because the scene already looks like home.
Maltese crossGold borderEngine with water sprayRiver and pine treesHelmet and axesStation number line
About this river and pine fire engine Maltese design
Scene patches tell a station's story in one look, and this Maltese cross packs a lot in: an engine spraying water, a river, a stand of pines, and the helmet and axes that anchor it as fire service. Navy, red, gold and green give the landscape room to read without crowding the cross, so it suits a station whose first-due area includes water and timber.
Keep the scene and change the words, or change both: department name, founding year, station number and special operations line all restitch to your wording, and the engine can be redrawn to match your own apparatus from a photo. 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.
Fire engine Maltese cross patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire engine Maltese patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days — useful when a station anniversary or dedication has a fixed date.
- Apparatus redraws from a photo of your own engine are a no-charge art change.
- Scene-center Maltese crosses read best at 4" or larger so the river and pines stay distinct.
- Station-number lines are the most common edit when one department orders patches for several houses.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this fire engine Maltese patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for station uniforms, velcro for special operations gear, iron-on for fundraiser shirts
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4"–4.5" for shoulders; 10"+ keeps the full river scene for jacket backs
- Colorways: navy, red, gold and green as shown, your department colors, or wildland tan and blackout
- Border: gold merrowed edge (shown) around all four arms of the cross
- Thread: metallic gold available for the border and helmet highlights
- Artwork: the engine redraws to your own apparatus, and the river and pines to your district's landmark, at no art charge
Who orders this design
Fire departments along rivers and in timber country, station companies with a special operations assignment, and departments ordering a patch per firehouse choose this scene cross. Special operations teams often buy it for rescue jackets alongside the standard station run. Retirement and anniversary runs of the same art make popular gifts too.
Custom fire engine Maltese 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 engine Maltese cross patch questions
Can you redraw the engine to look like our own apparatus?
Yes. Send a photo of your engine — a side view works best — and we redraw it into the scene at no art charge. Your proof shows the new apparatus in place before anything stitches.
Can each of our stations get its own number?
Yes. Keep the same art and change only the station number line per firehouse — your mockup shows each version so every company can sign off on theirs.
Our district has a lake, not a river — can the scene change?
Yes. The river, the pines or both can be redrawn to your lake, coastline, mountains or a local landmark, all at no art charge.
Does a detailed scene lose clarity when embroidered?
Not at 4 inches and up. Below that we simplify the smallest details on your proof — fewer trees, a cleaner water line — and you approve the result before production.
How do I mark up changes?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form: circle the engine, pin notes on the lettering, switch colorways. The marked-up cross attaches to your quote automatically.
Looking for another fire design?
A river-and-pine engine scene suits one kind of district. The fire department designs beyond this river engine Maltese cross, from ladder companies to hazmat covers every assignment we stitch. For build choices — embroidered, woven, PVC — plus backings and quantity tiers, the patch buying guide for scene-heavy Maltese builds and backings lays it out.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.