Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department

Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department, 625 North Street, Shanksville, Pa. Somerset County Station 627. Founded in February 1951, they purchased a 2 story building at the intersection of Main Street and Bridge Street in September 1951. They converted the first floor into their first station, and built an addition in 1959/1960. This current station was built and dedicated October 29, 1989 and is, at this time, having an addition built onto the rear of the building. SVFD covers Shanksville and Indian Lake boroughs as well as Stoney Creek Township. On September 11, 2001 CVFD responded first due to the Flight 93 crash site. The cross next to the firehouse was donated by FDNY firefighters and is made of steel from the World Trade Center in New York and sits on a pentagon base. This memorial was dedicated August 24, 2008.