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Skydiver Rescue In Bucks County (PHOTOS) Skydiver Rescue In Bucks County (PHOTOS)
Skydiver Rescue In Bucks County (Photos) Firefighters raised a ladder into a forest canopy Thursday evening to rescue a skydiver who had become tangled in their parachute, according to authorities.  It happened near the Pennridge Airport in Perkasie just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department said in a release.  Joined by Perkasie Fire Company, Sellersville first responders arrived at the scene to find the skydiver "entangled in the parachute and the tree limbs" some 35 feet above the forest floor, they said.  Scene from the skydiver rescue in Perkasie on July 20.Sellersvillefd.com/Sell…

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by Mac Bullock
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Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville
Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville Firefighters rushed to Green Street in Sellersville early Thursday morning to the scene of a burning home, officials said.  Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department received the call shortly after 1 a.m. on May 4, firefighters wrote in a release. Department brass arrived to find flames showing from the corner of a two-story single-family home, SVFD said.  A crew was sent into the first story of the building with a handline connected to a hydrant on Main Street, the department wrote.  Minutes after 1am Engine 26 was dispatched with Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department on a reported dw…

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by Mac Bullock
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Support Surges For Bucks County Family Who Lost Everything In 'Devastating' House Fire Support Surges For Bucks County Family Who Lost Everything In 'Devastating' House Fire
Support Surges For Bucks County Family Who Lost Everything In 'Devastating' House Fire Support is surging for a Bucks County family who lost everything in a "devastating" house fire. The Wednesday, April 20 blaze destroyed the Mandic family house, garage, workshop, and large outbuilding in Springfield Township; and left Mickey, his wife, daughter, and son-in-law without a home, according to a GoFundMe. Mickey Mandic is the sole provider for his family, but his health has forced him to step down. "I unfortunately had to have two major surgeries on my feet due to infections and diabetes. While being treated for these it was also discovered that I am in kidney failure, and am …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building
Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building The roof of a Bucks County office building collapsed over the weight of heavy snow on Saturday night, authorities said. Fire crews arrived at the former Delbar Products building, which is under construction, to find a portion of the roof collapsed due to snow buildup, around 7 p.m at 6th Street and W Spruce Street in Perkasie, according to the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department. The property has been vacant since 2008 and is being renovated into 90 high-end apartments and 10 townhouses, Doylestown Patch reports. Firefighters from Sellersville and Perkasie cleared the scene in approxima…

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by Nicole Acosta