Fire chief says ISO rating drop may improve insurance rates
For about the past year,
Fire Chief
But when the results arrived last week, TFD personnel learned the rating actually fell to a 2.
"That's in about the top 4 percent in the nation," Hammons said. "I'm ecstatic. We were hoping to either stay where we were at or to obtain a 3, but instead we dropped two numbers."
Hammons said research suggests for every one ISO rating a department drops, residents save an average of 10 percent on their insurance. Exact savings won't be known until rates go into effect in December.
"The evaluation is based on a points system and shows you our strengths and weaknesses for training, communications, the water supply system, our records, everything down to a small fitting on a truck," said Hammons.
A review of the water supply system accounts for 40 percent of the total classification, and Hammons applauded
"The tax bond the citizens passed enabled us to build a new station and buy some more equipment," Hammons said. "The bottom line is that the
When Hammons first told the
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