Fire Helmet Patch — Order This Crossed Axes Shield Design
Design S0478A at a glance
A red traditional-style helmet — brim, comb and front shield rendered faithfully — over crossed axes and picks that extend past the shield's edge, making the tools part of the patch's silhouette. 'Community & Service' style banners and an EST. year finish it. Your helmet color and front-shield number stitch in; leather-helmet houses get the leather look.
Shield with axe tipsMerrowed borderTraditional helmetCrossed axes and picksEST. year3 thread colors
About this helmet and axes design
The traditional helmet silhouette — high comb, broad rear brim — is the fire service's profile the way the Maltese cross is its shape, and this design draws it with the respect of accuracy: brim curve, comb ridge, front shield squared. The axes breaking the border matter too; tools that stay politely inside a frame have never pulled ceiling.
Houses match the helmet color to their tradition — black, red, white for chiefs, yellow for wildland — and set the front shield's number to the station. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production once you approve.
Fire helmet patch quick facts
- Embroidered helmet 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.
- Helmet colors carry rank meaning — we stitch yours to your department's code.
- Front-shield numbers personalize per station from shared art.
- Border-breaking elements like the axe tips are a die-line choice we handle.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this helmet patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty wear, iron-on for tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: navy-red-gold as shown, your helmet color code, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed with axe-tip extensions (shown)
- Thread: leather-texture stitching available for leather-helmet houses
- Artwork: front-shield number, helmet color and tool pair all adjust at no art charge
Who orders this design
Fire stations, truck companies, and training academies order this helmet shield for duty and station wear. Chief's-helmet (white) versions mark command staff; yellow builds serve wildland crews. Academy classes order it with their class number on the front shield — a tradition worth starting if your academy hasn't.
Custom fire helmet 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 helmet patch questions
Can the helmet color match our department's code?
Yes — black, red, white, yellow or your specific tradition; rank-color versions can run together in one order, priced at the combined count.
Can the front shield carry our station number?
That's its job — the number stitches large and legible, and multi-station departments order numbered versions from one art file.
Do you do the leather-helmet look?
Yes — a texture-stitch pass renders the leather grain. Houses that run leathers notice, which is why we offer it.
What's a class-patch order for an academy?
25–50 pieces with the class number on the shield — the 20–49 tiers run $14.00 down to $11.00 per patch.
How does the order start?
Front-shield number and banner wording into the markup tool, quote submitted, mockup in 4 hours — approval starts the 7–10 day rush.
Trying other brims?
Helmet heraldry is station-level tradition — the department patch collection from apparatus crosses to rescue designs covers the house's other walls. For material questions before the house votes, the patch construction and cost overview for all builds reads in one coffee.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.