Talk:Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department

A fact from Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 September 2008, and was viewed approximately 6,973 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department (jacket pictured), which responded to the Flight 93 crash during the September 11 attacks, received a memorial made of steel from the World Trade Center?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/September.

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Notability?

Are local fire departments now considered notable? I think it's dubious to say the least. Malick78 (talk) 14:05, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]