
Every firefighter knows what this cross (both variations) is called, right?
If you said, "Of course, that's the Maltese Cross!" sorry, that is incorrect.
This is a Maltese Cross:

The cross that many firefighters mistakenly refer to as "Maltese" is actually the cross of St. Florian. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters. More about him, and why he is that, can be found here: http://www.saintflorian.net/legend/legend.html
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