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The Lingohocken Fire Company serves all of Wrightstown Township, and portions of Buckingham (see www.buckinghampa.org 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).
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 Doylestown, 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:
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.
Station 35 houses:
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Engine 35
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2003 E-One pumper, 2000 GPM, 500 gallons of water, equipped with a compressed air foam firefighting system.
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Tanker 35
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1997 Kenworth/S&S 750 GPM, 3500 gallons of water
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Rescue 35
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1997 E-One with Holmatro Rescue Tools
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Field 35
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2006 Ford F550/Guardian 4x4 field truck - 350 GPM pump, 250 gallons of water with Class A foam.
This truck and the equipment on it was funded primarily from a $120,000 grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, US Dept. of Homeland Security and a $10,000 Penna. Dept. of Community & Economic Development grant secured by State Representative Scott Petri. Their support was able to help us replace a 1969 gasoline-powered vehicle that had a manual transmission, and no seat belts.
New Field 35 - click here for pictures
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Previous Equipment History click here......
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Fire Station 35 located at Mill Creek Road & Washington Avenue
Wycombe, PA (map)
Engine 35
Tanker 35
Rescue 35
Field 35
Chief 35 Truck
Utility 95
** new - click here for more pictures **
Station 95 houses:
Fire Station 95 Located on Lower Mountain Road (map)
just South of Forest Grove Road, next to Buckingham Collision
Engine 95
Rescue Equipment Information:
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 a list of our members.
Officers:
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Line Officers:
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Chief
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Greg Jakubowski
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Deputy Chief
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Fran Gorski
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Assistant Chief 35
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John Bailey
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Captain 35
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Dave James
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Captain 95
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Lieutenant 35
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Nate Hulme
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Fire Police Cap 35
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John Myers
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Chief Engineer
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Steve Kraiss
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Engine 35 Engr
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Mike Skwara
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Tanker 35 Engr
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Duane Smith
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Rescue 35 Engr
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Steve Gorski
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Engine 95 Engr
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Brian Janson
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EMS Officer
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Wayne Murphy, Jr.
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Safety Officers
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Chester Pogonowski
George Rowe
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Administrative Officers:
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President
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Chester Pogonowski
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Vice-President
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Larry Padalino
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Secretary
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George Rowe
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Treasurer
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Tony Roggio
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Trustees
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Nate Hulme
John Myers
Mike Skwara
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Additionally, the Lingohocken Fire Company has been participating in the Pennsylvania “Adopt A Highway” program for over 10 years, responsible for the road clean up of route 413 between New Hope Rd and Windy Bush Rd. This is usually cleaned up twice a year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall. All Associate Members of the Company are welcome to participate in this effort to keep our community clean.
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!
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