Bucks Co. Responders Getting 2,500 Gallons Of Sanitizer

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A batch of 2,500 one-gallon containers of sanitizer are on their way to emergency workers in Bucks County, thanks to a donation from a construction company.

Cityline Construction, in Allentown, contacted the Bucks County emergency operations center recently, offering to provide the EPA-approved surface sanitizer, which can be used as a germicide to fight the new coronavirus.

On Tuesday, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit — which usually delivers educational programs to county schools — sent trucks to Allentown to pick up the 2,500 gallons of sanitizer. The sanitizer then was taken for storage to warehouses owned by the Centennial, Central Bucks, Quakertown and Neshaminy school districts.

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From there, the sanitizer will be distributed to fire, police, ambulance crews and other first responders in Bucks.

County officials said the sanitizer is critical to fighting the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The germicide is sprayed onto cleaned areas and, once dry, effectively sanitizes the surface. It can be used on things from vehicle interiors to vital emergency equipment.

School districts can use it to sanitize surfaces used for meal preparation and distribution during the coronavirus shutdown.

"The Bucks IU was honored to help coordinate this important countywide effort," said Kacey Kollar, the unit's director of perations. "We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Cityline Construction for their generosity in helping the first responders and school districts of Bucks County be better positioned to battle the COVID-19 virus."

During the coronavirus shutdown, the intermediate unit also has been using 3D printers it usually uses for its educational programs to make protective face shields for medical workers.

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