Cuero Fire Department just redesigned the uniform patch worn on department uniforms, and it includes an image of a gobbler called “Rescue Ruby.”
“It’s one that represents more than just a design,” Cuero Fire Department Chief Clint Morris said. “It reflects who we are, where we come from and the community we proudly serve. It’s a modern take built on tradition, created to carry our identity forward for years to come.”
Morris said the feedback from department employees, volunteers and the public has been positive.
Cuero Fire Department’s new uniform patch that is being introduced, next to the previous one it replaces that was used for about 20 years and one that was used about 40 years ago in the 1980s. Courtesy Photos
“With this patch we have brought over some fundamentals of Cuero,” Morris said. “We have the Cuero C in the helmet, the Texas flag as a part of the Maltese Cross, and the establishment date on the bottom with Rescue Ruby in the forefront.”
Morris said the redesign started about five years ago when he and Lieutenant Josh Schuenemann started looking at images to create a mascot for the department.
“We toyed around with a design and I drew it on an iPad software,” Morris said. “With some time we finally came up with the final design which we call Rescue Ruby that represents the fire department (Rescue) and the Cuero turkey (Ruby) which races annually during Turkeyfest and King Turkey Day in Worthington, Minn. It also coincides with the turkey used by the City and the Cuero Independent School District.”
Morris said the previous patch for uniforms was used for about 20 years, and the one before that was used about 40 years ago in the 1980s.
