Rural Fire District Patch — Order This Antique Engine Maltese Design
Design S0907A at a glance
A die-cut Maltese cross whose outline works antique fire engines into the shape, with gold edging all the way around. The main emblem is an antique engine with a fire helmet, crossed axes and a hydrant, stitched in red, navy and gold. Lettering covers a district name, a fire protection district line, an established year, an engine company line and a motto.
Maltese cross die-cutAntique engines in outlineGold borderAntique fire engineHelmet and crossed axesHydrant
About this antique engine Maltese design
Rural fire districts tend to carry long memories, and this design wears its history on the outline itself — antique engines are cut into the Maltese cross rather than tucked inside it. The emblem repeats the theme with an antique engine, a helmet, crossed axes and a hydrant. Red, navy and gold keep it traditional, and the gold edge holds the complex silhouette together.
Customize it for your district and company: district name and founding year in the main lettering, your engine company on its own line, and the antique engine redrawn as your district's first apparatus from an old photograph. 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.
Rural fire district patch quick facts
- Embroidered rural fire district 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.
- Complex die-cut outlines like this cross are edged to follow every engine contour.
- Antique apparatus can be redrawn from a single historical photograph at no art charge.
- Districts with several engine companies often order one art with a company line per station.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this rural fire district patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for station shirts, iron-on for tees and hoodies, hook-side velcro for jackets
- Sizes: 3.5"–12" — 4.5" keeps the engines in the outline readable on a shoulder
- Colorways: red, navy and gold as shown, your district colors, or a blackout build
- Border: gold (shown) following the full die-cut outline
- Thread: metallic gold available for the engine brass and helmet front
- Artwork: the antique engine redraws to your district's own historic apparatus at no art charge
Who orders this design
Rural fire protection districts, numbered engine companies and heritage fire associations order this die-cut cross for uniforms and display. Districts approaching a centennial use it as the anniversary patch. Typical orders pair a duty run with a framed-display set for the station.
Custom rural fire district 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.
Rural fire district patch questions
Can you draw our district's first engine?
Yes. Send an old photograph of the apparatus and we redraw it stitch-ready at no art charge, in the main emblem or in the outline.
Can each engine company get its own version?
Yes. Keep the art identical and change only the company line; all versions go on one quote.
Is a die-cut outline more fragile than a round patch?
No. The edge is finished to follow every contour of the engines and cross arms, and it holds through regular washing.
What size keeps the outline engines readable?
4.5" and above on the shoulder. Below that we simplify the outline engines on your proof so the cut stays clean.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form — circle the engine, pin notes on each lettering line and attach your reference photos. Everything goes with your quote.
Comparing traditional and heritage cuts?
An engine-shaped outline is the heritage end of the line — the fire department lineup from plain crosses to antique-engine die-cuts covers everyday station designs too. For budgeting a district-wide run, the patch pricing page that tiers an antique engine district order walks through quantities and backings.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.