Country Fire Service (South Australia) 14
Country Fire Service (South Australia) 14 : CFS Logos: Star Logo: The CFS star logo, now mostly replaced by the 'corporate logo'. Each point represents a desired quality in a fire fighter. The eight-pointed star logo is used as the official badge of the SA Country Fire Service. It is claimed to have originated from the Maltese Cross, the emblem of the Knights of Malta, which was used by the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The points or tenets were said to represent the knightly virtues of tact, loyalty, dexterity, observation, sympathy, explicitness, gallantry and perseverance. Since these virtues represent the qualities required by a firefighter, the star was chosen for the insignia of the CFS. Each point of the Star represents a virtue, valued in a fire fighter. These are (from top point, going clock-wise): Tact, Loyalty, Dexterity, Observation, Sympathy, Gallantry, Explicitness, and Perseverance. Although the corporate 'taxi' logo is now used in most applications, the star is still the Official insignia of the CFS. The corporate logo: The new corporate logo was introduced in 1999, in an effort to present the modern image of the CFS as a professional organisation. The logo should be used on fire appliances, fleet vehicles, helmets and official CFS publications. The logo was chosen as a result of a competition and is based on a design by a CFS volunteer, Gary MacRae. The red checker pattern representing the fire service, the yellow representing the colour of the CFS turn-out gear, and the map of south Australia representing the area served
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