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Visitors to the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company Carnival walk through the carnival midway at the event in Walkersville, Maryland on July 9, 2021. Many volunteer fire departments, such as Walkersville, rely on summer carnivals and other community events throughout the year to fundraise for money to finance all their operating costs and equipment, such as the purchase of fire engines. According to the fire company, their first carnival was held in 1940.

Visitors to the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company Carnival walk through the carnival midway at the event in Walkersville, Maryland on July 9, 2021. Many volunteer fire departments, such as Walkersville, rely on summer carnivals and other community events throughout the year to fundraise for money to finance all their operating costs and equipment, such as the purchase of fire engines. According to the fire company, their first carnival was held in 1940.