Fire and Rescue Patch — Order This Helmet Flag Design
Design S0491A at a glance
A helmet and crossed axes mounted over a waving stitched flag, a lone pine standing at the fly end, '34 / Station 34 / Serving the Valley' style numbering repeated the way stations actually say it. Cream replaces white for a warmer, older read. The flag's stripes carry motion lines few patches attempt; the pine marks the valley the station serves.
Maltese crossMerrowed borderHelmet and axesWaving flagLone pineRepeated numbering
About this helmet and flag station design
Flags on patches usually lie flat; this one waves — directional stitching gives the stripes their curl, which is harder to digitize and worth it. Over the flag, helmet and axes do the fire service's heraldry; at the fly end, a single pine localizes the whole composition to a valley, a ridge, a town with one good tree. Cream grounds it in the older palette of parade uniforms.
Stations set their number twice (tradition: once big, once in the ring), name the valley or district in the base, and swap the pine for the local landmark tree. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production after approval.
Fire and rescue patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire and rescue 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.
- Directional flag stitching renders true motion in thread.
- Cream palettes echo parade-uniform tradition.
- Station numbers traditionally repeat — large and in the ring.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this station patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty and ceremony wear, iron-on for tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: red-gold-cream as shown, department colors, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: directional stripe stitching standard; metallic gold helmet available
- Artwork: your station number, your valley wording, your landmark tree — no art charge
Who orders this design
Fire stations with strong local identity, valley and small-town houses, and ceremony details order this flag cross. Memorial-day and parade season drive reorders. Stations serving a named valley make the base wording do the geographic work their mutual-aid partners recognize.
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 patch questions
Does the flag really look like it's waving?
The stripes stitch directionally — thread angle follows the curl — and the motion survives at 4 inches. The mockup shows it before you decide.
Can the pine be a different tree?
Your valley's landmark tree — oak, cottonwood, palm — swaps in free. One tree, placed where the flag flies toward it.
Why does the number appear twice?
Station tradition — once large for distance, once in the ring for form. We'll letter it once if your house prefers; the proof settles it.
Is cream better than white?
It ages warmer and photographs older — parade-uniform heritage. Bright white swaps in for departments that want crisper contrast.
How does ordering start?
Number and valley wording in the markup tool, quote submitted — the 4-hour mockup waves back.
Flying other colors?
Flag-and-helmet crosses carry ceremony — the station design range from apparatus portraits to working kit covers the everyday registers. For the house's cost questions, the patch pricing and build page in plain figures ends the debate quickly.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.