Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 15 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 15 Counties
HARRISBURG (June 28, 2018) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Adams, Allegheny, Blair, Chester, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland and Wyoming 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 2017, 2,521 municipalities received $60.6 million in fire relief association funding for distribution to local volunteer firefighters’ relief associations 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.
Adams County
Hampton VFRA – No findings
Allegheny County
Fawn Township Fire Department No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Fox Chapel VFRA – No findings
Blair County
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.
Chester County
Po-Mar-Lin VFRA – No findings
Greene County
Carmichaels Borough and Cumberland Township VFRA – No findings
Lancaster County
Upper Leacock Township VFRA – No findings
Luzerne County
Laflin VFRA – No findings
Mifflin County
Granville Township VFRA – No findings
Monroe County
Delaware Water Gap 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: insufficient bond coverage.
Montgomery County
Tylersport VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Butler Township VFRA – No findings
Somerset County
Hooversville VFRA – No findings
Washington County
West Middletown Community VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for three findings: failure to maintain bond coverage, untimely deposit of state aid and failure to maintain minutes of meetings.
Westmoreland County
New Florence VFRA – No findings
Wyoming County
Northmoreland Township VFRA – No findings
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