Spangler Fire Company shot back Monday at recent criticism and accusations of mismanagement circulating in social media.
“It is unfortunate, with today’s technology and the existence of social media, that scurrilous assertions can so easily be made without accountability and/or proof of the statements made,” the fire company said in a statement provided by its attorney, Richard Corcoran of Homady & Corcoran LLC in Ebensburg.
“Such baseless allegations only serve to divide the community as opposed to promoting the positive efforts of dedicated public servants, such as the Spangler Fire Company, and the efforts of the citizens who have long supported this work in our community,” the statement continued.
Northern Cambria Borough Council members earlier this month said they were looking into allegations from a Jan. 10 Facebook posting by Edward Andrew, of Nanty Glo, who accused the volunteer organization of not accounting for fundraiser proceeds.
The fire company denies Andrew’s assertion that proceeds from fish dinners and gun raffles were not reported openly. The statement said the nonprofit group’s books are audited every year by a local accounting firm.