Coal Creek Fire & Rescue - Wingate Station - Firehouses on Waymarking.com

Coal Creek Fire & Rescue was formed in 1988. There are two stations in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. The main office and larger station is in New Richmond, a few miles east of Wingate. This one, the Wingate station houses 3 vehicles. (visit link)

Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. (visit link)

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544. Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides.

Fire and basic medical service is provided by Coal Creek Fire & Rescue Inc. CCF&R is the only volunteer fire department within Montgomery County to boast more than one fire station. A new building, completed in 2006, resides in New Richmond, and recently in 2010, CCFD opened a newer facility in Wingate, although both towns each had a fire hall prior to recently relocating. Coal Creek Fire & Rescue & Coal Creek Township, will become part of the North West Montgomery Fire Territory in conjunction with Madison Township and the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, starting on January 1, 2012. CCF&R is funded by contracts from both the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, as well as by taxes paid to the Township Trustee. (visit link)


Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Crawfordsville. It was established by an act of the Indiana state legislature passed on December 21, 1822, which defined the county's boundaries and provided for the organization of its government. It was formed from parts of Wabash New Purchase attached to Parke and Putnam Counties. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec. The first county election was held on March 1, 1823, with 61 voters participating to elect the first three county commissioners; William Offield, James Blevins and John McCollough, who then ordered that the first jail and courthouse be built. (visit link)

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Indiana was 6,619,680 on July 1, 2015, a 2.10% increase since the 2010 United States Census. (visit link)

Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer Has 911 Dispatch: yes Has Emergency Call Box: no Has Fire Pole: no Number of Firetrucks: 3 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 103 East High Street Wingate, IN USA 47994 Number of Emergency Staff: 18 Rating: EMS Involvement: Not Listed Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed

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