Fire Hydrant Maltese Cross Patch — Order This Helmet and Ladder Badge
Design S1717A at a glance
A Maltese cross loaded with the tools of the trade — a fire helmet, hand tools, a ladder and a hydrant — sits inside this badge-shaped patch with a gold merrowed edge. Four lettering fields carry a place name, a fire department line, a founding year and a station number. Red, gold and black is the classic firehouse palette, bold enough to read across an apparatus bay.
Badge-shaped cutGold merrowed borderMaltese crossFire helmetLadder and toolsFire hydrant
About this hydrant and ladder Maltese cross badge
This design packs the essentials of a working firehouse into one cross: a helmet for the crew, tools and a ladder for the job, and a hydrant for the water supply. Setting the cross inside a badge outline gives it a more formal frame than a cross alone. The three-color red, gold and black scheme keeps the busy center readable at sleeve size.
Make it your station's: put your department name, founding year and station number in the lettering, add your engine or ladder company number to the helmet front, or order a metallic gold edition for anniversaries. 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 hydrant Maltese cross patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire department badge 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.
- Station-numbered runs let every house in a district wear the same badge with its own number.
- Busy centers with several tools stitch most clearly at 4" and larger.
- Fire department sleeve badges typically run 3.5" to 4.5" tall.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this hydrant cross badge: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for station and class B shirts, iron-on for tees, hook-side velcro for helmet bags
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" for sleeves, 10"–12" for coat and jacket backs
- Colorways: red, gold and black as shown, or navy and gold for a dress version
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or red merrow for a bolder outline
- Thread: metallic gold available on the cross edge and helmet
- Artwork: the hydrant can redraw to your district's own hydrant style at no art charge
Who orders this design
Career and volunteer fire departments, individual stations and fire district associations order this badge for station shirts and class B uniforms. Districts with several stations often buy one design with a different number per house. Retiree associations and fire auxiliaries take matching runs for events.
Custom hydrant cross badge 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 hydrant Maltese cross patch questions
Can each station get its own number on this badge?
Yes. Give us every station number when you request the quote, and each house gets its own run from the shared artwork, with all versions on one proof.
Can the helmet front carry our company number?
Yes. An engine, ladder or company number can be stitched on the helmet front in gold or white.
Will all the tools be readable at sleeve size?
At 4 inches, yes. At smaller sizes we simplify the tools and ladder slightly so the stitching stays clean, and you approve it first.
Can the badge be cut as a plain Maltese cross?
Yes. The center art can move onto a Maltese cross outline without the badge frame, at the same price.
Can we order a metallic gold anniversary version?
Yes. Add a metallic gold edition with an anniversary line to the same quote.
Looking at other fire station designs?
This page covers one hydrant and ladder Maltese cross badge. Rounds, shields and apparatus scenes for career and volunteer houses are in the fire department patch range around this hydrant and ladder cross badge. For backing, sizing and per-station quantity pricing, the patch guide for station-numbered hydrant cross orders has the details.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.