HARRISBURG – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department relief association had a clean audit.
“Relief associations help to provide essential life-saving equipment, critical training and insurance for thousands of volunteer firefighters and emergency service providers,” DePasquale said. “Many fire departments are struggling because traditional fundraisers cannot be held, so please remember firefighters when making donations to support your community.”
State aid for VFRAs comes from a 2 percent tax on fire insurance policies sold in Pennsylvania by out-of-state companies. In 2019, 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.
