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County Purchases New Nuclear, Chemical Protection Safety Equipment For Cops

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Tom Sofield
A Bucks County MIRT response truck. File photo.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Bucks County is using federal homeland security dollars to purchase protective equipment for law enforcement.

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The Bucks County Commissioners – two Democrats and one Republican – voted unanimously last week to spend $101,864.85 with Safeware Inc. of North Dakota to purchase protective equipment for law enforcement tasked with operating in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive environments during a disaster or mass gatherings.

The gear will be used by the county’s 82-person Major Incident Response Team (MIRT).

Audrey Kenny, the county’s director of emergency services, said the purchase is being made because existing equipment needs to be refreshed.

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The MIRT team, which is made up of officers from around the county and sheriff’s deputies, provides support around the region, Kenny said.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.