Fire and Rescue Department Patch — Order This Phoenix Engine Shield
Design S0949A at a glance
A gold-bordered maroon shield that stacks two eras of the fire service: a phoenix set above a vintage fire engine, with crossed axes and a fire helmet worked into the scene. Four lettering lines carry a department name, an established year, a battalion designation and a two-part motto — each restitches to your wording, and the engine can be redrawn to match your own apparatus from a photo.
Shield shapeGold merrowed borderPhoenix crestVintage fire engineAxes and helmet4 lettering lines
About this phoenix and vintage engine shield
Departments with long histories often want insignia that says so, and this shield does it with pictures instead of paragraphs. The vintage engine roots the design in the department’s past, the phoenix above it reads as renewal, and the axes and helmet tie both to working crews. Maroon and red on a gold edge make for a warm, ceremonial palette that still looks right on a daily station shirt.
Order it as drawn or customize it: restitch the name and battalion lines, keep or change the established year, rewrite the motto, or have the engine redrawn as your department’s first apparatus. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
Fire and rescue department patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire and rescue department patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production on fire and rescue department patches takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Anniversary and centennial orders often pair a full-color shoulder run with a larger framed version of the same shield.
- Vintage apparatus art redraws from one side-profile photo of your engine — no technical drawings needed.
- Shoulder shields run 3.5" to 4.5" tall; the engine detail reads best at 4" and up.
- Owl Badges, a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California since 1999, makes every fire and rescue patch to order.
Customize this fire and rescue patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for class B shirts, iron-on for station caps and bags, hook-side velcro for duty jackets
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 4" is the common shoulder size; 10"+ suits jacket backs and wall displays
- Colorways: maroon, gold and red as shown, or navy, black or all-red fields with the same gold edge
- Border: gold merrowed edge (shown), or a red or black merrow to match your uniform
- Thread: metallic gold available for the border, axes and helmet highlights
- Artwork: the phoenix, engine and helmet redraw to your own emblem or apparatus at no art charge
Who orders this design
Combined fire-and-rescue departments order this shield for anniversary years, battalion reorganizations and new-hire uniform issues. Departments that keep a restored antique engine often ask us to redraw that exact rig into the center. A typical order splits a shoulder run for crews with a short batch of oversized versions for the station wall and retiree gifts.
Custom fire and rescue 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 and rescue department patch questions
Can you redraw the fire engine to match our own apparatus?
Yes. Send a side-profile photo of your engine — vintage or current — and we redraw it in the same position under the phoenix at no art charge. Your proof shows the redrawn rig before anything stitches.
Can we change the motto and the established year?
Yes. Every lettering line on this shield restitches to your wording — department name, year, battalion and motto. Your 4-hour mockup shows the exact text in place.
Will the small axe and helmet details hold up at shoulder size?
At 3.5 inches and larger, yes. Below that we simplify the axe heads and helmet slightly on your proof so the stitching stays clean, and you approve the result first.
Is maroon the only field color available?
No. The same art embroiders on navy, black or red twill with the gold edge kept. Preview colorways in the markup tool and your quote references the one you pick.
How do we order shoulder patches and display versions together?
List both sizes in one quote request. The shoulder run and the display version each get their own line on the proof and the quote, so you can approve them together.
Comparing other fire service designs?
This page covers one heritage-style shield. For maltese crosses, engine company rounds and rescue squad layouts, the fire department range beyond this phoenix and vintage engine shield shows every cut we embroider. Starting from your own artwork, or weighing woven against PVC? The patch ordering guide for adapting a phoenix-and-engine concept walks through builds, backings and quantity pricing.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.