FIRE SUPPRESSION RAITING SCHEDULE (FSRS)
ISO collects information on community’s public fire protection and analyses the data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). ISO then assigns a PPC from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents exemplary public protection and Class 10 indicates less than minimum recognized protection. Lower insurance rates will not only help residents and businesses, it will help recruit new business into a community. Our current ISO rating is a level 3.
The ISO Rating System is a complex evaluation. Points and percentages are assigned in 3 major categories each with many complex subcategories. The major categories are the following:
- Fire Department Capabilities – 50%
- ISO examines personnel, engines, equipment & training
- Water Supply – 40%
- ISO examines whether sufficient water is available for fire suppression beyond what may be used for maximum daily consumption
- Fire Alarm – 10%
- ISO evaluates the communications center
TEXAS FIRE SAFETY CONTROL ADDENDUM
Texas has an exception to the FSRS that can add an additional 5 percentage points and improve a community’s PPC rating. Additional areas evaluated include the following:
Fire Prevention Code Enforcement- Fire Investigations
- Public Fire Safety Education
- Construction Code Enforcement
CLASSIFICATION DETAILS
Date Surveyed: March 17, 2008
Date Submitted: March 3, 2009
Effective Date: August 1, 2009
Population: 25,351
Total Credit: 76.48
Class: 3
Class | Percentage |
1. | 90.00 or More |
2. | 80.00 to 89.99 |
3. | 70.00 to 79.99 |
4. | 60.00 to 69.99 |
5. | 50.00 to 59.99 |
6. | 40.00 to 49.99 |
7. | 30.00 to 39.99 |
8. | 20.00 to 29.99 |
9. | 10.00 to 19.99 |
10. | 0.00 to 9.99 |
SUMMARY OF CREDIT
Feature |
Assigned |
Maximum Credit |
Receiving and Handling Fire Alarms |
9.15 | 10.00 |
Fire Department | 30.54 | 50.00 |
Water Supply | 35.41 | 40.00 |
Texas State Training | 0.65 | 3.26 |
Texas Addendum Credit | 5.96 | 6.50 |
*Divergence |
(5.23) |
|
Total Points Credit | 76.48 | 106.50 |
*Divergence is a reduction in credit to reflect a difference in the relative credits for Fire Department and Water Supply.