2024-09-30T14:08:19-04:00 2023-12-31 263838358 BRINKER SIMPSON & COMPANY LLC 1400 N PROVIDENCE RD BLDG 2 STE 20 MEDIA PA 19063 990 2023-01-01 231210891 BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY BELM 6106672988 4 S WASHINGTON AVENUE BALA CYNWYD PA 190041913 ROCCO BURDO SR PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 6106672988 2024-09-19 true true LAWRENCE M GOODMAN CPA P00219039 6105445900 2024-09-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY ROCCO BURDO SR 4 S WASHINGTON AVENUE BALA CYNWYD PA 190041913 504992 false X WWW.BELMONTHILLSFIRECO.COM X 1919 PA THE BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY (BHFC) PROVIDES SAFETY EDUCATION, FIRST CLASS FIRE PROTECTION AND HEAVY RESCUE SERVICES TO THE BELMONT HILLS AND PENN VALLEY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESCUE UNIT FOR ALL OF LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP AND THE EIGHT MILE SECTION OF INTERSTATE 76 RUNNING THROUGH LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP. FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1919 AS THE WEST MANAYUNK FIRE COMPANY (THE NAME WAS CHANGED IN 1960 TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE NAME OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY) THROUGH THE PRESENT DAY, BHFC HAS GROWN IN NUMBERS AND MODERNIZED ITS EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN SEVE ITS COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST IN FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE SERVICES. BHFC IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL RESCUE COMPANY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP. WHILE IT IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, BHFC IS ALSO A MEMBER COMPANY OF LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED AS A PART OF THAT DEPARTMENT IN 1920. AS SET FORTH IN MORE DETAIL IN PART IX, BHFC RECEIVES A LARGE PORTION OF ITS FINAN 15 36 13 30 0 425024 474404 0 12176 7055 600 1850 437800 483309 0 0 202981 246980 0 1729 187303 210443 390284 457423 47516 25886 1574115 1633358 0 1574115 1633358 X THE BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY (BHFC) PROVIDES SAFETY EDUCATION, FIRST CLASS FIRE PROTECTION AND HEAVY RESCUE SERVICES TO THE BELMONT HILLS AND PENN VALLEY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESCUE UNIT FOR ALL OF LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP AND THE EIGHT MILE SECTION OF INTERSTATE 76 RUNNING THROUGH LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP. FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1919 AS THE WEST MANAYUNK FIRE COMPANY (THE NAME WAS CHANGED IN 1960 TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE NAME OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY) THROUGH THE PRESENT DAY, BHFC HAS GROWN IN NUMBERS AND MODERNIZED ITS EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN SEVE ITS COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST IN FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE SERVICES. BHFC IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL RESCUE COMPANY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP. WHILE IT IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, BHFC IS ALSO A MEMBER COMPANY OF LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED AS A PART OF THAT DEPARTMENT IN 1920. 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FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1919 AS THE WEST MANAYUNK FIRE COMPANY (THE NAME WAS CHANGED IN 1960 TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE NAME OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY) THROUGH THE PRESENT DAY, BHFC HAS GROWN IN NUMBERS AND MODERNIZED ITS EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN SEVE ITS COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST IN FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE SERVICES. BHFC IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL RESCUE COMPANY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP. WHILE IT IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, BHFC IS ALSO A MEMBER COMPANY OF LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED AS A PART OF THAT DEPARTMENT IN 1920. AS SET FORTH IN MORE DETAIL IN PART IX, BHFC RECEIVES A LARGE PORTION OF ITS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP AND THE REMAINDER THROUGH GRANTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MEMBERS OF BHFC'S BRIGADE UNDERGO REGULAR TRAINING IN ORDER TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND THE BOARD, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE CONTINUALLY ASSESS THE MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS NEEDS OF BHFC IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS PREPARED TO HANDLE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STAFF OF FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A POWER TO APPOINT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B GOVERNANCE DECISIONS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL THE BOOKS & RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE FIRE COMPANY ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF BELMONT HILLS FOR INSPECTION BY REQUEST AND APPOINTMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 MODIFIED CASH BASIS ADJUSTMENT 0