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The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, ... The Bombeiros da Cruz de Malta (Maltese Cross Fire Brigade), a volunteer fire and medical emergency corps in Lisbon, ...
Six points on the Star of Life. The six branches of the star represent the six main tasks executed by rescuers all through the emergency chain: [19] Detection: The first rescuers on the scene, usually untrained civilians or those involved in the incident, observe the scene, understand the problem, identify the dangers to themselves and the others, and take appropriate measures to ensure their ...
The service was established in 1936, and within two years became Guernsey's only ambulance service when it took over the previous States Ambulance Service. [1] Initially operated by, and as a division of, the St John Ambulance, its staff wore the familiar St John Ambulance uniform, and used that organisation's white Maltese cross emblem, until the 1990s.
Saint Florian's cross: A common emblem of the fire service, especially in the US. Sometimes referred to as a “Maltese cross”, though this is also the name of a sharp eight-pointed cross. Saint Florian is the patron saint of firefighters. SAR: See Search and rescue.
The Maltese cross is the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta. Maltese cross may also refer to: "Maltese Cross" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode), an episode of the television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Maltese cross (plant) Lychnis chalcedonica, a species of flowering plant
Banners of the order at the Siege of Rhodes (1480), shown as gules a cross argent, and as counter-quarterly gules a cross argent and or a cross ancrée gules (c. 1483).. The arms of the Knights Hospitaller were granted in 1130 by Pope Innocent II, for differentiation from the Templars who displayed the reversed colours.
Samson, an adorable Maltese mix at a shelter in Washington, was supposed to have a meet and greet with a family of potential adopters over the weekend. Unfortunately, the would-be adopters ghosted ...
Edit: I did some more research on the subject of the use of St Florian "Maltese" cross in fire departments, and found that although the firefighter cross and the Maltese cross came from the same source, the term Maltese cross came after the symbolism of the firefighter variation (giving crosses to knights who show bravery in the face of ...