Firebase + Ionic Framework: Chat notifications

SO I am wondering if its possible to implement some sort of notifications with Firebase and Ionic Framework, which I am using to create app. Can I stick with Firebase only, or do I need to get some other service, such as for example Parse?

Thanks!

EDIT:

I got Parse working - awesome. THe only thing that doesnt really work for me is the following code:

function sendNotification(deviceToken, content){
  console.log('targetDevice is: ' + deviceToken);
  console.log('content is:' + content);
  var notificationEndpoint = AY_Parse.parseEndpoint + "/1/push";
  var headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'X-Parse-Application-Id': AY_Parse.parseApplicationId,
    'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': AY_Parse.parseRestApiKey
  };
  var pushNotification = $resource(notificationEndpoint, {},
    {
      'save': {
        method: 'PUT',
        headers: headers
      }
    });
 var registerNotification = new pushNotification();
 registerNotification.deviceToken = deviceToken;
 registerNotification.data = {alert: content};
  console.log(registerNotification);
  console.log(angular.toJson(registerNotification));
  return registerNotification.$save;
} 

It should send Push notificaiton to the targeted device, however it does nothing..

ANSWER:

Ok, the problem was with the following line:

 registerNotification.deviceToken = deviceToken;

Changed to:

     registerNotification.where= {deviceToken: deviceToken};