Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Centre, Lancaster, Northumberland, Schuylkill 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 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
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.
Beaver County
East Rochester 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: failure to adhere to relief association bylaws.
Bradford County
Canton VFRA – No findings
Cambria County
Cover Hill VFRA – No findings
Jackson Township 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: non-compliance with prior audit recommendation for insufficient bond coverage.
Centre County
Boalsburg VFRA – No findings
Lancaster County
Providence Township Ambulance Relief Association
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 a complete and accurate membership roster, and non-compliance with prior audit findings for failure to maintain minutes of meetings and failure to adhere to relief association bylaws.
Northumberland County
Milton VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Girardville VFRA – No findings
South Cass VFRA – No findings
Westmoreland County
Manor VFRA – No findings