First Responders, Police & Fire — Custom Apparel
Police, Fire & EMS Apparel — Duty Tees, Station Merch & Department Polos
Department and station orders come with rules: specific placement, specific colors, and shirts that have to survive being worn on shift. We print and embroider for police departments, fire stations, EMS crews and their associations across Southern California from our Garden Grove shop. First responders get our 10% community discount, always.
Station and unit orders are usually small and specific — 18 shirts for a shift, a run of association fundraiser tees, or polos for a command staff. That mix is exactly what we are set up for: no minimums, embroidery for anything worn daily, and printing when the order is a fundraiser and the count is high. We keep your artwork and placement specs on file so next year's batch matches this year's.
What We Print for First Responders, Police & Fire
Screen printing, embroidery, DTF and DTG — all in-house in Garden Grove.
Department or unit graphics, comfortable enough for the whole shift.
Station number, crew nickname, unit identity.
Embroidered, clean, appropriate for public-facing duty.
Shirts and hoodies your association can sell.
Heavyweight pieces for cold calls and early shifts.
Embroidered caps and duffels for units and academies.
Which Method Fits Your Order
We recommend the method that fits the job — not the one that is easiest for us.
For polos, job shirts, jackets and hats — anything worn regularly on duty. Stitching handles the laundering.
Best value on duty tees and fundraiser runs at 24+ pieces. Soft-hand plastisol keeps a shift shirt comfortable.
Small shift or unit orders and detailed full-color crests without screen setup fees.
Single custom pieces, retirement gifts and academy one-offs.
No job too small. No job too big.
We print for brands that sell to Macy's, Ross, TJ Maxx, Fashion Nova and PacSun — and for the schools, teams and studios down the street. There is no order minimum. For screen printing we suggest 24 pieces or more because the per-piece price drops, but it is a suggestion, never a requirement.
Turnaround
Standard production is 5-7 business days after artwork approval. Rush service is available in 1-3 days. Memorial or event deadline? Call (714) 766-4601 and we will build around it.
First Responders, Police & Fire — FAQ
Yes — 10% off for police, fire, EMS, nurses and other first responders, as well as schools, churches and nonprofits.
Yes. There is no minimum. Under 24 pieces we typically use DTF transfers so you are not paying screen charges on a small run.
Yes. Send us the specs with your artwork and we will confirm placement and sizing with you before production.
Yes. Tell us your target price point and we will recommend the garment and method that gets you there with margin left over.
Yes — artwork, thread colors and placement. A reorder next year will match this year's batch.
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