Today last day for fire department patch entries

The design contest to create the new City of Canyon Lake patch is coming to a close today. The deadline for submissions is today (Friday).

With the formation of the City of Canyon Lake Fire Department, the city is in need of a patch that its firefighters and department personnel will wear on their uniforms. The city is asking its citizens to submit designs for the patch. The finalists will be voted on by city members to choose the one to be used.

These patches from fire departments in other cities is the general idea of what the City of Canyon Lake is seeking in its own fire department patch. Any design submission should look similar to these professional patches, but designs do not need to be identical.

“A patch will need to be created that is representative of our city and that will be worn proudly for decades to come,” the city said in its announcing the contest. “The City of Canyon Lake is seeking submissions from talented Canyon Lake residents on what this new patch would look like. This patch will be worn by each firefighter on the left shoulder of their uniform.”

The fire ad hoc committee will review all the submissions and will choose the best five patches by Thursday. Canyon Lake residents will have the opportunity to vote for their preferred patch out of those five finalists. The one with the most votes will become the official Canyon Lake Fire Department patch. Information will be released on how to vote next week.

Canyon Lake residents of all ages are encouraged to submit a design by emailing it to media@canyonlakeca.gov. The patch must include “Canyon Lake Fire Department” and “Established 2022.” Any artwork or photo designs must be inside the “inner boundary” of the patch, which is indicated by the two thin lines on the patch. The patch should look similar to a standard city fire department patch (examples accompany this story). A design template is available on the city’s website.

If a design is created using digital design or photo editing software, the font(s) used for any text need to be included as well as the original files.