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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]].<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classifications">{{cite web | url=http://www.isomitigation.com/downloads/ISOPPC.pdf?referral=OKDOI | title=ISO Public Protection Classifications | publisher=Insurance Services Office, Inc. | accessdate=5 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611153251/http://www.isomitigation.com/downloads/ISOPPC.pdf?referral=OKDOI | archive-date=11 June 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Class determination==
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*[[Fire prevention|Fire Prevention]]: programs that contain plan review; certificate of occupancy inspections; compliance follow-up; inspection of fire protection equipment; and fire prevention regulations related to fire lanes on area roads, hazardous material routes, fireworks, barbecue grills, and wildland-urban[[wildland–urban interface]] areas.
*Public Fire Safety Education Programs: [[fire safety]] education training and programs for schools, private homes and buildings with large loss potential or hazardous conditions and a juvenile fire setter intervention program.
 
==Minimum requirements==
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To receive a PPC, a fire department must meet minimum infrastructure, staffing and equipment requirements. If a department doesdoesn't meet at least one of the following requirements, then they are assigned a ''Class 10'' rating.
 
===Organization===