The Lingohocken Fire Company serves all of Wrightstown Township, and portions of Buckingham (see Fire Service Coverage Map section) and Upper Makefield Townships from our main station in the village of Wycombe (map) and our substation in the village of Forest Grove (map). Our coverage area includes part or all of the following zip codes:
Forest Grove
Furlong
New Hope
Newtown
Pineville
Penns Park
Rushland
Wycombe

For fire, police, or ambulance emergencies dial 9-1-1, for non emergency business you can leave a message for us at 215-598-3500. These messages are checked regularly.

We are dispatched by the Bucks County Emergency Dispatch Center in Ivyland, and our Station in Wycombe is Bucks County Station 35 (map), and the Forest Grove Station is Bucks County Station 95 (map).

The Lingohocken Fire Company works closely with the Central Bucks Ambulance and the Newtown Ambulance services when extrication of victims or other special equipment/manpower is needed for injured/ill victims. Depending on the nature of the medical conditions, patients may need the services of the regional trauma centers at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne or Abington Memorial Hospital. More severely injured victims may need to be transported to Level 1 trauma centers in Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley, or other specialty burn, spinal centers, hyperbaric chambers, or pediatric hospitals in the area. In those cases, aeromedical evacuation helicopters are often utilized. When a helicopter is called to an incident scene, fire units are responsible for determining a safe landing zone (usually a field or open parking lot) near the incident scene, marking and securing the landing zone, and communicating with the helicopter to guide them safely to the landing zone. Helicopters are dispatched through the Bucks County 911 Center based on proximity to the incident scene. Area aeromedical helicopter services are privately run, and include:

University Medevac (Lehigh Valley/Hahnemann University Hospital) nearest helicopter is Allentown

JeffSTAT (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) nearest helicopter is Lansdale

PennSTAR (University of Pennsylvania) nearest helicopter is Wings Field, Blue Bell

*We were featured in the January 2006 issue of Fire Rescue Magazine in the article, Apparatus Ideas: Designing their Own. The Lingohocken Fire Company designs apparatus to meet community needs. Click here to read the article.

The fire gong (ring) is still hanging in front of the firehouse

Today, we utilize pagers and the fire siren (during daylight hours) to alert our personnel of a call. In the past, however, the large gong/ring that is hanging in front of the Wycombe station at the corner of Washington Ave. & Mill Creek Rd. was used to sound the alarm. It was a locomotive "tire" that was purchased from the railroad when the firehouse was located at the old mill (currently Histand's Mill at Mill Creek and Township Line Rds.). When a fire was reported in those days, one of the employees at the mill would run out to beat on the iron ring which was fastened to a tree near the mill to alert everyone in earshot. It is said that everyone from Wycombe would run to the mill at the sound of the gong to see the fire truck respond. When the company moved to its present location, the gong was brought there. It serves as a reminder of an era long gone.

About the name “Lingohocken”

The village of Wycombe where the main station is located was built in the 1890's when the railroad came through. The founders wanted to name it "Lingohocken" which was the Lenni Lenape Indian name for the area. It meant "pleasant land" which was quite apt, but the post office would not allow it since there was a Wingohocking station in Philadelphia, about 30 miles away and they sounded too much alike.. So the founders chose Wycombe. When the fire company was formed in 1913, they kept the Lenni Lenape name of "Lingohocken" which at the time was also the name of a farm owned by one of the founders.

A Volunteer Organization

The Lingohocken Fire Company is a volunteer organization which depends on community support. Firefighters come from all walks of life and professions to lend their support to protect the community. Firefighters receive extensive training and, most importantly, give of themselves freely to the community.

Click here to view the Lingohocken Fire Company Active Members List.

Click here to view some of the commendations received by the Lingohocken Fire Company.

Number Of Calls Per Year

The Lingohocken Fire Company had its 2nd busiest year in its history, responding to 217 calls in 2011. Further details will be posted in our annual report which will be available on our website before the end of January.

1997 - 115
1998 - 114
1999 - 147
2000 - 136
2001 - 178
2002 - 164
2003 - 157
2004 - 151
2005 - 179
2006 - 202
2007 - 190
2008 - 190
2009 - 181
2010 - 228
2011 - 217

Officers:

Line Officers:
Chief	Greg Jakubowski	e-mail me	about me
Deputy Chief 35	John Bailey		about me
Assistant Chief 35	Dave James		about me
Battalion Chief 35	Steve Kraiss
Fire Police Captain 35	John Myers
Lieutenant 35	Tony Roggio
Lieutenant 95	Karl Bromm
Chief Engineer 35	Duane Smith
Engine 35 Engineer	Mike Skwara
Engine 35-1 Engineer	Duane Smith
Rescue 35 Engineer	Steve Gorski
Tanker 35 Engineer	Paul Gorski
Field 95 Engineer	Larry Lunak
Engine 95 Engineer	John Hamill
EMS Officer	Wayne Murphy, Jr.
Safety Officers	Chester Pogonowski
	George Rowe
Administrative Officers:
President	Chester Pogonowski	e-mail me	about me
Vice-President	John Hamill
Secretary	George Rowe	e-mail me	about me
Treasurer	Tony Roggio
Trustees	Mike Skwara	e-mail me
	Paul Gorski
	Larry Lunak
	Duane Smith
	Marshall Whinney

While Lingohocken receives financial support from the municipalities it serves, additional funds necessary to provide fire protection come from individual donations and fund-raising activities. If you are interested in making a donation, please click here. Thank you!