ISO capabilities

Public Protection Classifications (PPCTM) —information about the ability of local communities to fight fire

Building-code effectiveness — information about the building codes in effect in a community and how the community enforces its codes

Community Infrastructure

The impact of municipal fire protection and insured property loss on your book of business — ISO works with municipal fire authorities and other community officials to administer the Public Protection Classification (PPCTM ) program. The program assesses a community’s ability to suppress fires, and those ratings directly affect property insurance values.
ISO Staff Trains in the Line of Fire — ISO field representatives participate in hands-on automatic sprinkler training at the burn lab at Delaware Technical & Community College. ISO is the only survey vendor that uses its training facilities — and insurers get the benefits.
Effective Fire Protection: A National Concern — This study explores how community growth can affect fire protection and how fire chiefs use PPC to help plan for, budget, and justify improvements.
ISO’s PPCTM Program: Helping to Build Effective Fire-Protection Services — This study explains how the PPC program helps communities improve their fire protection and how ISO’s community outreach efforts help communities realize the economic benefits of improved public protection.

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