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 on paper, in various electronic formats, and through LOCATION®, ISO's new 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. And now, 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.

For more information . . .
. . . 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.