Southeast Fire Department Receives New Improved ISO Rating

LAWRENCE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE HAS ANNOUNCED THE NEW ISO RATING FOR SOUTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, SOUTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT FROM A CLASS 9 TO A CLASS 6 ISO RATING. ISO RATINGS ARE BASED ON SURVEY’S OF HOW FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE EQUIPPED, HOW THEY ARE TRAINED, WHAT THEIR RESPONSE TIMES ARE, HOW MANY MEMBERS RESPOND, AND HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS OPERATE. THE SURVEY ALSO UTILIZES INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF THE PARTICULAR DISTRICT AND HOW 911 CALLS ARE RECEIVED AND DISPATCHED. THE RATING IS A CLASS1-CLASS 10 WITH THE CLASS 10 BEING UNINSURABLE PROPERTY AREA AND A CLASS 1 BEING THE BEST POSSIBLE. THE NEW CLASS 6 ISO RATING GOES INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1^ST AND THIS NEW RATING COULD MAKE A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN INSURANCE RATES FOR THOSE WHO OWN PROPERTY IN THE SOUTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT COVERAGE DISTRICT.

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