Service de la sécurité incendie, Saint-Jérôme

A fire-service cross Gules its centre Azure charged with the shield of the Arms of the Ville de Saint-Jérôme (Azure a lion rampant holding a crozier Or, in chief on a chapé Argent a blue iris and a pine tree proper), the limbs inscribed SERVICE, BRAVOURE, POMPIERS, and COURAGE in letters Argent, all surmounting a fire-axe Or blade Gules edged Argent and a ladder Or in saltire, environed by flames proper, ensigned by a fire fighter’s helmet affronty Or inscribed 1873 Azure, the whole above a scroll Azure edged and inscribed SAINT-JÉRÔME in letters Or;

The badge of the Service de sécurité incendie echoes the symbolism on the shield of the Ville de Saint-Jérôme, granted by the Chief Herald of Canada on January 6, 2003. The axe, ladder and firefighter’s helmet represent the tools of the trade. Fire itself symbolizes the essence of the profession. The fire service cross is frequently used to represent fire services. The date, 1873, refers to the year in which the Service de sécurité incendie of the Ville de Saint-Jérôme was founded.