Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Co. Relief Association Gets Clean Audit

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Nov. 19 announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Greene, Monroe, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties.

Included was the Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Co. Relief Association, which received a clean audit with no findings.

State aid for VFRAs comes from a two-percent tax on fire insurance policies sold in Pennsylvania by out-of-state companies.

This year, 2,518 municipalities received nearly $60 million for distribution to VFRAs to provide training, purchase equipment and insurance, and pay for death benefits for volunteer firefighters.

The Department of the Auditor General distributes the state aid and audits VFRAs. The full audit reports for VFRAs with findings are available online using the links provided below; others are available online at: http://www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.

Bedford County

Southern Cove VFRA – No findings.

The audit is available at:

https://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Reports/FirSouthernCoveBedford110719.pdf