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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 determination==
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In developing a PPC, the following major categories are evaluated:
*[[Emergency communication system|Emergency Communications]]: Fire alarm and communication systems, including telephone systems, telephone lines, staffing and dispatching systems.<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classifications" />
*[[Fire department|Fire Department]]: The fire department, including equipment, staffing, training and geographic distraction of fire companies.<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classifications" />
*Water Supply: The water supply system, including the condition and maintenance of [[Fire hydrant|hydrants]] and the amount of available water compared with the amount need to suppress fires.<ref name="ISO Public Protection Classifications" />
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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 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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===Organization===
*Formal fire department organized under state or local laws.
*Must have one person responsible for the operation of the department (example: [[Fire chief|Chief]]).
*Service area must have definite boundaries.
*For departments that service multiple communities, a written contract must be present.
===Membership===
*The department must respond at least four [[Firefighter|firefighters]] to [[Structure fire|structure fires.]] The chief may account for one of those required positions.
===Training===
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===Housing===
*[[Firefighting apparatus|Apparatus]] must have adequate housing, as to protect it from weather.
==References==
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