Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 20 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 20 Counties
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HARRISBURG (Aug. 17, 2017) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Butler, Cameron, Carbon, Chester, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Somerset and Wayne counties.
The Department of the Auditor General examines volunteer firefighters’ relief associations, which receive state aid from a 2 percent state tax on fire insurance premiums purchased by Pennsylvania residents from out-of-state casualty insurance companies.
In 2016, $65.5 million in state funds was required to be distributed through funding municipalities to 1,915 VFRAs to provide training, purchase equipment and insurance, and pay for death benefits for volunteer firefighters.
The full audit reports for VFRAs with findings are available online using the links provided below; others are available online at: www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Allegheny County
McCandless Township VFRA – No findings
Beaver County
South Beaver Township VFRA – No findings
Berks County
Amity VFRA – No findings
Butler County
Butler Township VFRA – No findings
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: failure to deposit state aid.
Cameron County
Sinnamahoning VFRA – No findings
Carbon County
Nesquehoning VFRA – No findings
Chester County
West Whiteland VFRA – No findings
Clinton County
Lock Haven VFRA – No findings
Fayette County
Grindstone VFRA – No findings
Isabella VFRA – No findings
Franklin County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: non-compliance with two prior audit recommendations for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and inadequate financial record-keeping system.
Huntingdon County
Smithfield Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Indiana County
Young Township VFRA – No findings
Jefferson County
Pine Creek Township VFRA – No findings
Lackawanna County
Clarks Summit Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Luzerne County
Hazleton VFRA – No findings
Montgomery County
Bridgeport VFRA – No findings
Hatfield Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Northampton County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: inadequate record-keeping system and inadequate minutes of meetings.
Sandt’s Eddy Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Schuylkill County
Minersville VFRA – No findings
Shenandoah VFRA – No findings
Somerset County
Bakersville VFRA – No findings
Wayne County
Maplewood Fire and Rescue VFRA – No findings
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