Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in Eight Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in Eight Counties
HARRISBURG (Jan. 25, 2018) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Delaware, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Westmoreland 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, $60.6 million in state funds was required to be distributed through funding municipalities to 2,521 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
Churchill VFRA – No findings
East Pittsburgh VFRA – No findings
Springdale Township VFRA – No findings
Sturgeon VFRA – No findings
Turtle Creek VFRA – No findings
Beaver County
White Township VFRA – No findings
Bucks County
Bristol Fire Co. No. 6 VFRA – No findings
Delaware 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: failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Lebanon 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: noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Lehigh County
Alburtis VFRA – No findings
Montgomery 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: untimely deposit of state aid.
Westmoreland County
Sardis VFRA – No findings
Sutersville VFRA – No findings
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