Nederland Fire has a split ISO
classification:
In 2009/2010 NFPD lowered it's ISO rating, for the past 20
years we have had an ISO of 6 within Town limits due to
hydranted water supply and an ISO of 9 in the rest of the
District. There have been various folklore versions of this, but
this is what the actual ratings were.
The "new' ratings are as follows:
Within Town Limits, due to fire hydrants the ISO CLASS is 5.
Outside of Town due to limited water supply the ISO CLASS is
8B.
ISO's Public Protection Classification (PPCTM)
Program
To help establish appropriate fire insurance premiums for
residential and commercial properties, insurance companies need
reliable, up-to-date information about a community's
fire-protection services. ISO provides that information through
the Public Protection Classification (PPCTM)
program.
What is the PPC program?
ISO collects information on municipal fire-protection efforts in
communities throughout the United States. In each of those
communities, ISO analyzes the relevant data using our Fire
Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). We then assign a Public
Protection Classification from 1 to 10. Class 1 generally
represents superior property fire protection, and Class 10
indicates that the area's fire-suppression program doesn't meet
ISO's minimum criteria.
By classifying communities' ability to suppress fires, ISO
helps the communities evaluate their public fire-protection
services. The program provides an objective, countrywide
standard that helps fire departments in planning and budgeting
for facilities, equipment, and training. And by securing lower
fire insurance premiums for communities with better public
protection, the PPC program provides incentives and rewards for
communities that choose to improve their firefighting services.
http://www.isomitigation.com/ppc/0000/ppc0001.html for more
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