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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}}</ref>
==Class
ISO collects data for more than 47,000 communities and fire districts throughout the country.<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classifications" /> The data is then analyzed using a proprietary Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS).<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classification">{{cite web | url=http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighter-safety/iso-public-protection-classification | title=ISO Public Protection Classification | publisher=Firefighter Nation | date=1 January 2015 | accessdate=5 March 2015 | author=Robert L. Andrews}}</ref> The Schedule then assigns a PPC score between 1 and 10 to the department, with ''Class 1'' representing "superior property fire protection" and ''Class 10'' indicating that an area doesn't meet the minimum criteria set by the ISO. On July 1, 2013, the revised FSRS was released, adding an emphasis on a community's effort to limit loss before an incident occurs.
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*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
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To receive a PPC, a fire department must meet minimum infrastructure, staffing and equipment requirements. If a department does't meet at least one of the following requirements, then they are assigned a ''Class 10'' rating.
===Organization===
*Formal fire department organized under state or local laws.
*Must have one person responsible for the operation of the department (example: Chief).
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===Membership===
*The department must respond at least four firefighters to structure fires. The chief may account for one of those required positions.
===Training===
*The department must conduct at least two hours of training every two months for active firefighters.
===Alarm
*There must be no delay in receiving alarms and dispatching firefighters/apparatus.
===Housing===
*Apparatus must have adequate housing, as to protect it from weather.
==References==
{{reflist}}
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