INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) reviews the fire protection resources within communities and provides a Community Fire Protection Rating system¹ from which insurance rates are often based. The rating system evaluates three primary areas: the emergency communication and dispatch system, the fire department, and the community’s pressurized hydrant or tanker-based water supply. The overall rating is then expressed as a number between 1 and 10, with 1 being the highest level of protection and 10 being unprotected or nearly so. As of the latest survey (September 2007) ISO gave SFD a rating of Class 3. (P.20)

1. rating: 等級、評等。rating system 指的就是用來決定某個評等/等級的一套方法。rating scale = 評分表 ↩︎