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CONTACT INGOMAR FIRE COMPANY
Ingomar
VFC is eager to hear from you. Use the form below to have email
sent to Fire Company Officers or Members. If you'd like to
telephone the fire hall directly, please dial 412-364-3571, but remember
that this line is for non-emergency calls only--the Town of
McCandless utilizes a one-call 911
system for all emergencies. You can also write to us at:
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company #2
PO Box 274 Harmony Drive
Ingomar, PA 15127-0274 USA |
| PATCH
EXCHANGE
Patch collecting is a popular hobby among
firefighting enthusiasts as well as other members of the public,
including Scouts and members of the military. We at Ingomar VFC
are glad to trade a copy of our organizational patch for those of other
firefighting organizations throughout the world, but the operative
concept is trade. We like to build our collection of
patches as much as you do, but it isn't economically feasible for us to
send patches out across the world without at least the prospect of a
little quid pro quo. Rare exceptions may be made, but
generally speaking, if you'd like an Ingomar patch, please enclose your
request along with a copy of the patch you have to trade, and mail it
to:
Ingomar Vol Fire Co.
POB 274 Harmony Drive
Ingomar, PA 15127-0274 USA
...and we will reciprocate promptly with a copy of our special 75th
Anniversary Commemorative patch and 20-page gazetteer. We like
patches from all types of fire/EMS/rescue services from the civilian,
industrial, and government spheres. If you are not a member of
such an organization but would still like to participate in a trade with
us, by all means trot on over to your nearest fire brigade, take a tour
of their facilities, then ask them nicely for a copy of their patch and
explain why you want one. They almost certainly will be happy to
accommodate you, and you'll learn a bit about your 'home team' in the
process.
IF YOU SENT US A PATCH BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK
WITHIN 60 DAYS, please excuse us; you must have been lost in one of
several possible shuffles. Please click HERE
to send us a friendly reminder; we don't want to stiff anubody. |
RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS
Allegheny
County has implemented a standardized numbering system for all fire
departments within the county. This number is used--instead of a
department's name--primarily during dispatch and radio contacts between
the companies. Ingomar VFC is "Station 187."
You can listen to McCandless Fire radio traffic if you have a scanner
tuned to 498.5875MHz. While listening to the radio traffic,
you will hear the operators using "prosigns," which are a sort
of code used to identify the parties involved in the conversation.
Some common prosigns you will hear, and their meanings in Ingomar are
presented below (Some of these fire companies have their own World
Wide Web pages; those that do are listed on the "Links"
page of this site). |
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"County" |
Allegheny County
Regional 911 Center |
| "187" |
Ingomar
Volunteer Fire Company #2 |
| "186" |
Highland
Volunteer Fire Department |
| "188" |
Peebles
Volunteer Fire Company |
| "C1" |
A department/company
Chief |
| "C2" |
A Deputy Chief |
| "C3" |
An Assistant Chief
(a Captain in some other companies) |
| "C4,"
"C5," etc |
Captains, Lieutenants
or other personnel of decreasing rank |
| "Command" |
The commander of a
particular fire site, referenced by the location of the fire (i.e.,
"Andrea Court Command" or "Hammer's Hardware
Command") |
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Some other local
Volunteer Fire Companies and their Station Numbers: |
| "108" |
Bellevue Boro |
| "247" |
Berkeley Hills |
| "248" |
Perrysville |
| "249, 250, 251
,252, 253" |
Quaill, Fairview,
Seville, Keating, Laurel Gardens (Ross Township) |
| "115" |
Bradford Woods |
| "158" |
Franklin Park |
| "220" |
Ohio Township |
| "228" |
Wexford |
| "297" |
West View |
FAQ--"Frequently
Asked Questions"
Q:
How much are volunteer firefighters paid?
A:
Nothing. Hence the term "Volunteer."
Q:
May I rent your fire hall for a wedding or other social function?
A: Sorry,
no; Ingomar's halls are not equipped for these functions. However,
since I'm a nice guy, if you click
here you'll find some halls that are.
Q:
Sometimes a fire truck will race past me on the highway with its
lights and sirens going, then a few hundred yards up the road it will
turn off its lights and resume driving at a normal speed. What's
up with that?
A:
When trucks are initially dispatched to a reported fire, they proceed in
"Emergency" mode--with lights and sirens. Often, an
officer will reach the emergency scene before the first fire
trucks. Once fire department personnel are on the scene, they may
be able to determine that the call was a false alarm or that the
situation is under control. When this happens, the officer
will radio all trucks still responding to proceed to the scene in a
"non-emergency" mode--lights off and at normal speed.
This is done to protect the safety of motorists and the firefighters.
Q:
Why is the department called "Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company
#2?" Is there an Ingomar #1?
A: Not
anymore. The former Ingomar #1 was renamed "Franklin Park
Volunteer Fire Company" a few years back. Both our main hall in
Ingomar and our substation near Wexford are considered "Ingomar
#2"
Q:
If that's the case, then why don't you drop the "#2?"
A:
I dunno. Why don't you email
our President and ask him?
Q:
Why do firemen wear red suspenders?
A:
To keep their pants up, silly. Jeez, even my four-year old knows that.
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