Dear Neil,

The various saints in the Church have an array of backgrounds and historical deeds by which the Church concluded that this person is a model example of holiness to follow, especially in a specific area.

For this reason, I would encourage any questioner or reader of this posting to do some research on these, or any other, patron saints and conclude which one is more aligned with the:

• needs
• background, and
• interests of a specific firehouse, group of firefighters, or whatever.

Let me help with the following resources:

Encyclopedia definition: Patron Saints

Saint Eustace

• Saint Eustace
• Saint Eustace
• The Legend of St Eustace
  

Saint Florian

• Saint Florian
• Saint Florian
• The Florians
  

Resources for Patron Saints:

• CatholicSaints.Info, notes about your extended family in Heaven.
• Our Catholic Faith
  
• From Wikipedia:
  
  • List of Catholic saints from Wikipedia
  • Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers
  • Patron saints of occupations and activities
  • Patron saints of places
  • Patron saints of ethnic groups
    

I hope this helps,

Mike