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Chesco Provides Two Emergency Units To Help Bucks Flooding Rescues
West Chester's Fame Fire Company, the lead company for Chester County rescues, is at the scene in Bucks County.
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The Chester County Rescue Force deployed two units at 6 a.m. Monday to assist the Upper Makefield Fire Company and the Bucks County Emergency Services in searching for victims.
Patty G. Mains, spokeswoman for the Chester County Department of Emergency Services, said the county sent units from the Fame Fire Company, a heavy rescue company, and the Lionville Fire Company.
Mains said Bucks County notified Chester County early Monday morning seeking assistance.
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A fast-moving storm flooded Upper Makefield Saturday. The storm claimed the lives of five people and two others are still reported missing.
About six inches of rain fell Saturday’s storms, causing massive flooding.
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