The mark consists of a large Maltese Cross figure bisected diagonally with two Pickhead axes with two lines running from the head to the bottom of the axe handle; the 4 arms of the Maltese Cross feature a fire hydrant on the left arm, the letters "A-F-D" on the top arm, a fire ladder and Pike pole are crossed as an X on the right arm, and the letters and number "EST. 1900" on the bottom arm; the center of the Maltese Cross is a circle on which appear, stacked from the background to the foreground, a fire ladder and Pike pole crossed as an X, then a Pickhead axe bisecting the fire ladder and the Pike pole horizontally, on top of which is overlaid an inverted vertical "talking" trumpet, on which is overlaid a fire helmet horizontally, all of which are centered on the middle of the circle. The background is not claimed as a feature of the mark.