Public Protection Classification (PPCTM) Service

ISO's Public Protection Classification (PPCTM) Service gauges the capacity of the local fire department to respond if flames engulf a property in which your company has a financial stake.

ISO collects information on a community's public fire protection and analyzes the data using our Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). We then assign a Public Protection Classification from 1 to 10. Class 1 generally represents superior property fire protection, and Class 10 indicates that the area's fire-suppression program doesn't meet ISO's minimum criteria.

By classifying a community's ability to suppress fires, ISO provides crucial information for understanding the entire landscape of risk associated with a specific property. We have extensive information on more than 44,000 fire-response jurisdictions.

Choose the information medium that best suits your needs. Public Protection Classifications are available in various electronic formats, including through LOCATION®, ISO's risk-assessment tool.

ISO releases the latest updates to PPC listings in Community Mitigation Classification (CMC) Modified Jurisdictions pages. For more information, see the User Guide. ISO's (CMC) Manual Plus — delivered through ISOnetSM, the Internet information service for insurance professionals — is your fastest way to get PPC information.

We also offer Public Protection Reports, describing a municipality's water system, fire department, fire-alarm system, results of a fire-flow test, and fire-company locations.

For more information on ISO's public-protection ratings, read ISO's PPC Program: Helping to Build Effective Fire-Protection Services and Effective Fire Protection: A National Concern.

Need a copy of the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS)? Download an order form and mail it to ISO. Or call us at 1-800-444-4554.

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. . . on ISO's Public Protection Classification (PPC) Service — or to get in touch with a sales representative — contact ISO. You can also call us at 1-800-444-4554.