Fire Station Number Patch — Order This Crossed Axes and Ladder Keystone
Design S1591A at a glance
A gold-edged keystone in red, gold and white, centered on crossed axes with a ladder. Four lettering elements build around it: a department name, a station line with its number, a line naming the community served and an established year. It's the classic volunteer house patch — simple tools, a station number on its own line and a shape that looks at home on a firehouse arch.
Keystone shapeGold merrowed borderCrossed axesLadderStation number3 thread colors
About this axes and ladder station design
The keystone is the stone that locks an arch in place, and fire companies have borrowed it for generations as a symbol of the house that holds a community together. This design keeps the emblem simple — crossed axes with a ladder — so the station number and community line do the talking. Red, gold and white is the traditional volunteer palette, and it stitches bright on any uniform color.
Order it as shown or change the details: your department name across the top, your own station number, the community you serve and your founding year. Volunteer departments often order one run per station with only the number changed. 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 station number patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire station number 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 numbers up to three digits fit their lettering line cleanly on a 3.5" keystone.
- Departments with several stations usually order each number as its own run, with its own proof.
- Red, gold and white stitches bright on navy, black or khaki station shirts alike.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this station keystone: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for station shirts, iron-on for T-shirts and hoodies, velcro for gear bags
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 3.5"–4" for sleeves, 10" for volunteer jacket backs
- Colorways: red, gold and white as shown, or black with gold for a dress version
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or red for a solid keystone outline
- Thread: metallic gold available for the axe heads and the station number
- Artwork: the axes and ladder can be joined by your engine or a helmet front, redrawn at no art charge
Who orders this design
Volunteer fire departments, combination stations and rural fire districts order this keystone for station wear, recruiting events and fundraising apparel. Multi-station departments order one run per house and change only the number. Ladies' auxiliaries and junior programs often add a small matching batch.
Custom fire station number 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 station number patch questions
Can each of our stations get its own number?
Yes. The number line restitches per run, so a department can order several versions from one art. Each one gets its own free proof.
Can the community line name the area we cover?
Yes. The line restitches to any town, district or service area, and the department name and year change too — all shown on your 4-hour mockup.
Can we add an engine or helmet to the design?
Yes. We can add your apparatus or a helmet front to the axes and ladder at no art charge, and the keystone rebalances on the proof.
What size works for a sleeve?
Three and a half to four inches tall. At that size a three-digit station number and all four lettering elements read cleanly.
How do we mark up changes?
Inside the quote form, open the markup tool to circle the number line, pin notes with your wording and switch colors. The edited keystone goes in with your quote.
Want another station or company design?
This keystone is one station's starting point. The fire patch designs that sit next to this crossed-axes ladder keystone show engine, ladder, rescue and district layouts across Maltese crosses, shields and rounds. If backing, build or quantity breaks are the deciding factor, the patch ordering guide that prices a numbered station keystone from ten up sets out every option side by side.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.