Treasurer McCord Sets Out to Reunite Fire, EMS Companies with Nearly $700,000 in Unclaimed Property during National Fire Prevention Month

Treasury initiates claims for $306,000 of total property owed; Treasurer McCord urges all first responders to see if they are due unclaimed property 

Harrisburg – In recognition of National Fire Prevention Month, State Treasurer Rob McCord today said nearly $700,000 in unclaimed property is available for Pennsylvania’s emergency responder organizations to claim in order to supplement their budgets and provide need valuable life-saving services.

Of the nearly $700,000 available, Treasurer McCord said Treasury has initiated claims on more than $306,000, which belongs to over 230 fire companies and emergency responders across the state. The Treasurer encouraged all such organizations to search Treasury’s free online database at www.patreasury.gov to see if the remaining $389,000 – or other property – is owed to them.

“We want to bolster the budgets of emergency responder organizations that regularly deal with limited funding and resources, so they have additional help to keep their communities safe,” said Treasurer McCord. “The unclaimed property we have in our database doesn’t simply belong to individuals. Much of it also belongs to community service organizations, businesses, schools, and other entities.

“We try to reunite property with the proper owners year-round, but we want to mark National Fire Prevention Month with a specific push in recognition of the work firefighters and EMS workers do to keep us safe. Every dollar we can return to fire companies and emergency responders is one more than can go towards saving lives.”

The property owed to fire companies, ambulance services, and emergency medical organizations is only a fraction of the $1.9 billion in unclaimed property Treasury is now working to return to people, businesses, nonprofits, local government, and community organizations among other groups.

Treasurer McCord stressed that people and organizations usually do not know they are owed property because “holders,” or entities that hold property owed to others, are not required under state law to contact the owner before remitting it to Treasury. As a result, Treasury each year receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property in the form of abandoned bank accounts, forgotten stocks, uncashed checks, and contents of safe deposit boxes. 

The Treasurer encouraged everyone to search Treasury’s free unclaimed property database at www.patreasury.gov or call 1-800-222-2046, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A member of Treasury’s Return Team will assist with their search and the claim process.

Since January 2009, the McCord Treasury has collected more than $820 million in property, returned more than $377 million to rightful owners, and generated about $442 million for the state’s General Fund through the Unclaimed Property Program. 

To learn more about Pennsylvania’s Unclaimed Property Program or to search for property, visit www.patreasury.gov or call 1-800-222-2046.

Media contact: Elizabeth Foose, 717-787-2991 or news@patreasury.gov

Editor’s note: The following list includes select fire companies and emergency service providers, by county, with unclaimed property. To learn if others have unclaimed property, please call 717-787-2991 or search the free database at www.patreasury.gov.

Allegheny
Allegheny Emergency Care
Allegheny Township Volunteer Fire Association
Ross Westview EMS
Upper St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department
Versailles Volunteer Fire Company

Armstrong
Parker City Volunteer Fire Department

Beaver
Aliquippa Emergency Services
Beaver County Emergency Services
Pulaski Township Volunteer Fire Department

Blair
Altoona Fire Department
Southern Blair Ambulance

Bucks
Northern Wayne Fire Company
Roselle Fire Department
Warwick Township Fire Company

Butler
Callery Volunteer Fire Company
Valencia Community Volunteer Fire Department

Cambria
West Taylor Fire Dept.

Carbon
Lansford Volunteer Ambulance Corp
Tresckow Fire Department

Centre
Centre Emergency Medical Association

Chester
Berwyn Fire Co EMS
Martins Corner Fire Company
Unionville Comm Ambulance

Clearfield
Brady Township Fire Co

Clinton
Nittany Valley Firemans Relief Association

Columbia
Berwick Fire Department

Crawford
Conneaut Lake Area Ambulance
Linesville Area Ambulance

Cumberland
Camp Hill Fire Company No. 1
Cumberland Valley EMS
Mt Holly Springs Fire Police
Ringtown Community Ambulance
Shenandoah Community Ambulance
West Shore EMS

Dauphin
Caring Hearts EMS

Delaware
Brookhaven Fire Company
Lester Fire Company
Moyamensing Jr. Fire Company #1
Upper Darby Township EMS

Elk
Ridgeway Ambulance

Erie
Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department
Lake Shore Emergency Services
North East Fire Dept.

Fayette
Laurel Ambulance Service
Point Marion Firemans Relief Association
Smithfield Fairchance Ambulance

Franklin
Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Company
Pleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Department

Huntingdon
Three Springs Volunteer Fire Company

Indiana
Saltsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Lackawanna
Hamlin Fire and Rescue Company Inc.
Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire

Lancaster
Lancaster County Fire Police
South Manheim Township Fire Company
Willow St. Fire Company

Lebanon
Lebanon City Fire Prevention Committee

Lehigh
Barrett Township Volunteer Ambulance
Bridgeton City EMS
City of Warren Ambulance
Macungie Fire Company 1
Salisbury Fire Company
Swoyersville Community Ambulance

Luzerne
Avoca Ambulance Association Inc.
Lehman Township Volunteer Ambulance

McKean
Eldred Fire Department Ambulance

Mercer
Wheatland Junior Fire Department

Monroe
Coolbaugh Township Firemens Relief Association

Montgomery
Collegeville Fire Company
Gilbertsville Fire Department
Goodwill Fire Company Ambulance Fund
Schwenksville Fire Company

Northampton
Easton Emergency Service
Nazareth Volunteer Ambulance Company

Northumberland
Turbotville Volunteer Fire Company

Philadelphia
Englewood Emergency Care
Holme Avenue Emergency Physicians
Wissahickon Community Ambulance

Schuylkill
Pottsville Area Emergency Medical Services
Schuylkill Emergency Physicians
Washington Fire Company #1

Somerset
Central Harden Fire Department
Confluence Volunteer Fire Department

Warren
Sheffield Ambulance Service

Washington
Chartiers Volunteer Fire Company
Memorial Park Post 764 Ambulance
Monongahela Emergency Physicians

Wayne
Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company
Waymart Volunteer Ambulance

Westmoreland
Arnold Fire Department
Brookside Fire Co Volunteer
Irwin Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance
Luxor Volunteer Fire Department
Sardis Volunteer Fire Company

York
Delta Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company
Reliance Fire Company
West Manchester Township Firefighter
White Rose Ambulance

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