The Ephrata Firefighters Relief Association of the Pioneer Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 of Ephrata, Pennsylvania – Lancaster County – Audit Period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023

The compliance audit of The Ephrata Firefighters Relief Association of the Pioneer Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, covered January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023. Conducted under Pennsylvania state authority, the audit assessed the association’s adherence to state laws, contracts, bylaws, and administrative procedures relating to the management and expenditure of state aid and relief funds. While the association largely complied with regulations, the audit identified a failure to perform an annual physical inventory of equipment. The report emphasizes the need for annual equipment inventories for accountability, with compliance to be verified in future audits. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.