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What is ISO PPC?
ISO’s Public Protection Classification (PPC™ ) program measures and evaluates the effectiveness of fire-mitigation services in communities throughout the country. For each fire protection area, ISO assigns a Public Protection Classification code — a number from 1 to 10.
What does PPC mean in insurance?
Public Protection Classification
The Public Protection Classification (PPC) program, is a tool developed by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) for property and casualty insurers to properly assess their risk by rating fire protection services throughout the United States.
How do I find the protection class of a property?
Your state’s department of insurance has information about protection class, too. Contact the department by phone or visit the website to locate the classification.
What is a PPC code?
PPC measures more than 1,000 unique data elements, supporting detailed analysis of a community’s fire suppression capabilities. A PPC code is based on a thorough grading of: a community’s fire mitigation efforts; the location of that property relative to station response; and adequate water resources.
How do I find a PPC code?
How can I find my community’s PPC score? Contact your insurance company or agent or call ISO Customer Service at 800-444-4554, option 2.
How do I find my ISO rating?
What is my home’s ISO fire rating? Unfortunately, ISO does not provide fire safety scores to the public, so you can’t look up your home’s PPC rating directly from the organization. However, the organization does provide the information for free to each fire department it inspects.
How can I improve my ISO rating?
How to Improve Your ISO Classification
- Water supply. The most fundamental improvement many communities can make is in the water supply.
- Fire alarm and communications systems. You may be able to get credit by improving your department’s tools for receiving and handling alarms.
- Fire department.
What affects ISO rating?
(50 points); Water Supply (40 points); and Community Risk Reduction (extra credit of up to 5.5 points). It uses a 100-point scale (with the potential of 105.5 with the Community Risk Reduction extra credit), and the more points you score, the better your ISO fire rating.
What is Public Protection Classification (PPC)?
ISO’s Public Protection Classification (PPC™) program measures and evaluates the effectiveness of fire-mitigation services in communities throughout the country. For each fire protection area, ISO assigns a Public Protection Classification code — a number from 1 to 10.
What does PPC stand for?
Reading Public Protection Classification (PPC) Reports ISO’s Public Protection Classification (PPC™ ) program measures and evaluates the effectiveness of fire-mitigation services in communities throughout the country.
What is future effective PPC for the fire protection area?
Future Effective PPC for the Fire Protection Area Provides the future PPC for the fire protection area(s) serving the risk address. The report will display this field only if you order the service and if applicable to the fire protection area shown. (The service is not available in bureau states.)
What is the location ® PPC report?
The LOCATION ® PPC Report provides the PPC code, alternative PPC and water supply type (if applicable), corresponding fire protection area name for an address, and supplemental information, such as the name of — and the drive distance to — the responding fire station.