Fire Battalion Patch — Order This Bell Tower Maltese
Design S0537A at a glance
A red maltese cross with gold trim carrying a bell tower over a crossed axe and pick in its center disc, the arms open for department, battalion and engine-company wording. The bell tower is the heritage note — the hand-pulled alarm that predates every pager — and all four arms restitch to your company’s details.
Maltese cross shapeGold merrowed trimBell tower centerCrossed axe and pickBattalion arm letteringEngine company line
About this bell tower axe and pick design
Axe-and-pick is the older pairing — before halligans, the pick-head axe did forcible entry — and setting the alarm tower above them makes this a patch about how the job used to be answered. Battalions with long histories order it for exactly that reason; the two-color red and gold keeps it unmistakably fire service.
Set your lineage in it: department across the top arms, battalion and engine company below, and if your firehouse still has its original bell, we redraw the tower from a photo of it. 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 battalion patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire battalion 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.
- Battalion-and-company arm wording is the standard layout on four-arm maltese orders.
- Firehouse-bell redraws from photos are a frequent request on this heritage design.
- Companies ordering across a battalion share one quantity break with per-company arm text.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this battalion maltese: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for dress and duty shirts, iron-on for tees and caps, velcro for bags
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4" crosses cover shoulder wear; 8"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: red and gold as shown, or white-and-gold for chief staff versions
- Border: gold merrowed (shown) or red edge-to-edge
- Thread: flat gold trim as shown, or metallic gold for dress orders
- Artwork: the tower redraws from a photo of your firehouse bell at no art charge
Who orders this design
Established battalions and engine companies order this maltese for dress uniforms and station wear — the heritage center suits houses that measure their history in generations. District orders typically run one design with per-company arm text, every company sharing the same quantity break.
Custom fire battalion 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 battalion patch questions
Can each engine company get its own arm wording?
Yes. Company-worded variants of one design share a quantity break, so a battalion ordering for four companies prices as one combined run.
Can the bell tower match our firehouse’s actual bell?
Yes. Send a photo of the bell or tower and we redraw the center to match at no art charge — the proof shows it first.
Is a chief-staff colorway available?
Yes. The white-and-gold scheme marks chiefs and staff while the red runs company-wide, and both count toward one break.
What does the axe and pick pairing mean?
It is the pre-halligan forcible-entry kit — a heritage mark. If your company wants modern irons shown instead, mark the change in the design tool.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form: circle the tower, note the arm text, switch schemes. Your markup attaches to the quote automatically.
Looking for a different patch, or a different starting point?
This page covers one heritage battalion maltese. For apparatus and rescue layouts, see the vintage engine rounds and rescue shields battalions wear beside this bell tower cross. Coordinating a district order? The district ordering guide for running several companies under one patch program explains combined breaks.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.