Firehouse Maltese Cross Patch — Order This Helmet and Axes Design
Design S0847A at a glance
A maltese cross finished with a gold rope edge, built around a fire helmet with crossed axes in red, gold and black. The lettering is kept short — department name, a fire department title, the station number and an established year — which leaves the helmet room to dominate, and every line restitches to your house.
Maltese cross shapeGold rope edgeFire helmetCrossed axesStation numberFounding year
About this helmet and crossed axes maltese cross
This is the firehouse emblem stripped to essentials: one helmet, two axes, one cross. Red, gold and black is about as traditional as fire-service color gets, and the twisted gold rope border adds a ceremonial finish without crowding the arms. Because the lettering stays brief, the cross remains readable from across an apparatus bay.
Make it yours: set your department and station in the arms, change the founding year, swap the axes for a pike pole and halligan, or recolor the helmet to match your company's front-piece color. 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.
Firehouse maltese cross patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire station 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.
- Rope edges are a border option on any maltese cross we stitch, in gold, silver or red.
- Department-wide orders often split by station number, with each house counted toward one quantity break.
- Short lettering lets a maltese cross scale down to 3" for caps without losing legibility.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this helmet and axes cross: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniforms, iron-on for station tees and caps, velcro for bags and jackets
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" is the shoulder standard; 10"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: red, gold and black as shown, or a black-and-gray subdued version for duty gear
- Border: gold rope edge (shown), plain gold merrow or red
- Thread: metallic gold for the rope edge and axe heads, or flat gold throughout
- Artwork: the helmet redraws with your company's front-piece number at no art charge
Who orders this design
Single-station departments and individual firehouses inside larger departments order this cross for duty shirts, station tees and gear bags. Its short lettering makes it a natural for houses that want their station number front and center. Anniversary and retirement runs often switch the rope edge and axe heads to metallic gold.
Custom fire station 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.
Firehouse maltese cross patch questions
Can the station number change for each firehouse?
Yes. Keep the cross, helmet and axes identical and change the station number per house; every version counts toward one combined quantity break.
What is a rope edge?
A twisted-cord border stitched around the cross instead of a plain merrow. It gives the patch a dress-uniform look and holds up to normal laundering.
Can the axes become different tools?
Yes. A pike pole, halligan or nozzle can cross behind the helmet instead — mark it in the design tool and we redraw it at no art charge.
What size do firehouses usually order?
Four inches for shoulder patches and three for caps. Jacket-back versions run ten to twelve inches with the same art scaled up.
How do I request changes to this cross?
Use the markup tool in the quote form: circle the helmet, pin notes on the lettering, switch the colorway. Your marked-up design attaches to the quote.
Looking for a different fire department patch?
This page covers one helmet-and-axes cross. For other station layouts, browse the fire department shields and rounds houses compare with this rope-edged helmet cross. Weighing embroidered against PVC, or starting from your own art? The patch ordering guide that prices a helmet and axes cross at any quantity covers every build.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.