It’s been more than 40 years since Buffalo’s deadliest fire department tragedy — but a recent act of vandalism has reopened ...

MIDDLETOWN -- After about one year of artistry and labor, firefighters from the Cross Street Firehouse completed a monument Sunday built in honor of two of their own. Firefighter Brian France ...

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation pays tribute to 140 ... The seven-foot stone monument at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was constructed in 1981, featuring a Maltese Cross.

EASTON, Pa. -- A display in Easton's Centre Square honors New York City's bravest. There were 343 Maltese crosses placed there, one for each firefighter killed on Sept. 11, 2001. The goal is to ...

The piece, called A Firefighter's Prayer, is based on the Maltese cross, the universal symbol for firefighters. Schmalz's work often involves religious themes. This one will be no exception.

Most fire apparatus, and many shirts, uniforms and badges worn by firefighters, bear the shape of the eight-pointed Maltese Cross with its familiar red circle and four sides.Every fire department ...

The goal is to never forget the price paid in human life on Sept. 11, 2001. Total: 2,996. Firefighters: 343. Police officers: 72. Easton firefighters gathered briefly about 7:30 a.m. Friday to ...