Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company #11

Our current building and apparatus

A quote was written in the 1950 dedication of the then-new fire hall that still holds true today: “Always characteristic of Walkersville has been its community pride and nowhere has this spirit been evidenced more than among the members of the fire company.”

This goes all the way back to 1908 when interested citizens organized a meeting in Stauffer Hall to form some type of fire protection. Consideration was given to a chemical unit. However, the ensuing meetings resulted in the formation of the Walkersville Water Company in 1909. In synchronization with water pressure for fire protection, the Walkersville Hose Company was formed using a hand-drawn hose reel. The original fire hall is located on West Pennsylvania Avenue near Main Street and has since been used as a Town Hall and presently by the Glade Valle Athletic Association.

A re-organization of the old company was effected in 1939. This resulted from the enterprise of many of the company members and spurred on the Alton C. Whitmore, then a resident of Walkersville and President of the Frederick County Firemen's Association.