At approximately 19:15 hours, Station 10, Engine 95, Tower 500 & Engine 15 were dispatched for a reported building fire.  35PD arrived on location and reported the building fully involved.  Moments later, Asst. Chief 95 (McElroy) arrived and confirmed the police report.  Engine 95 (Ct. Anders) was the first arriving truck and laid in from the hydrant at Fitzwatertown Rd. & York Rd. and went in service with two 2 1/2" handlines from the exterior.  Chief 10 (Perlmutter) established 10 Command and reported a cement mixing facility well involved with no exposures.  Tower 500 arrived and threw ground ladders.  Engine 10-2 picked up Engine 95's hydrant.  Companies were in service with numerous master streams and later went interior with handlines.  The fire was placed under control at 20:19 hours.  Bucks Ladder 90 & Squad 300 were initially dispatched to cover Station 10A but were called into the scene.  They were replaced with Ladder 15 & Engine 95-1.  Engine 95 cleared the scene at 21:33 hours while Engine 95-1 went available from Station 10 at 22:15 hours.  Other units on scene included Bucks Rescue 90, Engine 10, Squad 10, Ladder 10, Squad 15 & Squirt 100.  North Penn Goodwill provided food & drink.

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Engine 95:

Driver- Crouthamel, Officer- Ct. Anders, Crew- W. Croak, Simpson, Groo, Rambo

Engine 95-1:

Driver- Lt. Gowen, Officer- Lt. Marshall, Crew- Heger, Whittaker, Kallam

Chief 95 (Zollers) was also on scene.

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