Fire Department Patch Design

This is a patch I have designed for the Bungay Fire Brigage. It was requested that our class include the name of the department (Bungay Fire Brigade), the number of the station (77), the town where it is located (Woodstock Connecticut), and the Brigade's slogan (neighbors helping neighbors.)
I used a shovel shaped border for the patch. The patch mainly consists of a red, blue, and yellow color theme, or in other words: the patch uses primary colors. I used these colors because it draws the eyes to the main component of the patch which is the maltese cross with an eagle head in the center ring. Behind the eagle head is an american flag design. These images are symbolic of bravery and service to our country. The maltese cross is surrounded by a two point white line to bring it out from the dark red background.