2010 News
October 20, 2010
Bucks County Commissioners Break Ground for Construction of New Lower Bucks County Public Safety Center
Joined by BCCC officials and the local area fire fighters
The Bucks County Commissioners officially broke ground today for the long-anticipated Lower Bucks County Public Safety Center on River Road in Croydon, Bristol Township. Officials from Bucks County Community College and the Lower Bucks Fire School Committee joined together with area elected officials and fire companies to kick off construction.
“This facility will be a powerful tool in readiness for all sectors of the public safety community in Lower Bucks County,” said Commissioner Chairman Charles Martin, “We especially thank our volunteer responders for all that they do to protect us. Training is essential for their safety and ours.”
The center will offer training programs for the public and private sectors including safety training in fire fighting, emergency management and emergency medical training. Programming will be facilitated through the Bucks County Community College. Having a second training facility in Lower Bucks will allow for much shorter commute times for public safety vehicles, keeping resources closer to the areas they serve.
The 10 acres complex includes an 8500sq. ft. Burn Building and a 5600 sq. ft. Education Building. The burn building will have training areas typical to structures in Lower Bucks including residential, industrial and commercial buildings. Training will also be available for basement and roof 
emergencies. A “Chemical Prop Pad” will allow for training on tanker fires, hazardous spills and natural and propane gas emergencies. The education building will have two, state-of-the-art classrooms, a conference room and faculty offices. It will also have vehicle bays for storage, but also used as a teaching laboratory for education on truck maintenance and usage, state-of-the-art exhaust systems and motorized hose drying systems. A holding pond will collect the rainwater and used water from training sites, which is filtered and reused. This green concept of reusing gray water will save money by significantly reducing water usage.
The county purchased the land for the site in 2007. The $7.5 million project is being funded through county, state, federal grants in addition to private funding.
