In old Norse, the word korstog means crusade, our company was build on the knowledge and experiences of our founder, a paramedic and tactical paramedic. As a paramedic he spent over 25 years fighting to keep people from death, no matter who they were, the battle for life and death was a daily battle. As a tactical medic he was tasked with the duty of protecting his fellow team members and to provide live saving skills in some of the most hostile situations and sometimes in the name of those who can not defend themselves he had to deliver violence upon evil. It was with this experience in mind, as well as his love for his fellow man he chose the Maltese cross, whose origins go back to the crusades.
The origin of Maltese cross:
When a courageous band of crusaders known as Knights of St. John fought the Saracens for possession of the holy land, they encountered a new weapon unknown to European warriors. It was a simple, but horrible device of war. It wrought excruciating pain and agonizing death upon the brave fighters for the cross. The Saracens weapon was fire. As the crusaders advanced on the walls of the city, they were struck by glass bombs containing naphtha. When they became saturated with the highly flammable liquid, the Saracens hurled a flaming torch into their midst. Hundreds of the knights were burned alive; others risked their lives to save their brothers-in-arms from dying painful, fiery deaths.
Thus, these men became our first Fire Fighters and the first of a long list of courageous Fire Fighters. Their heroic efforts were recognized by fellow crusaders who awarded each hero a badge of honor-a cross similar to the one fire fighters wear today. Since the Knights of St. John lived for close to four centuries on a little island in the Mediterranean Sea named Malta, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross. The Maltese Cross is your symbol of protection. It means that the Fire Fighter who wears this cross is willing to lay down his life for you just as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many years ago. The Maltese Cross is a Fire Fighter’s badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage…a ladder rung away from death.
The shield is our commitment to always provide a safe place to learn and to grow in knowledge without fear of judgement or repercussion, we will teach anyone who wishes to learn, we will do it professionally and will do our best to respect your individual needs.
We teach life saving skills from CPR to in depth trauma classes, because we remain committed that everyone gets to go home at the end of the day.