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M Martinsville Meeting Date: Item No: Department: Issue: Summary: Attachments: Recommendations: City Council Agenda Summary August 26, 2008 4. Fire Department Recognition of personnel involved in the Martinsville City Fire & EMS Department being upgraded by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) from a rating of Class 5 to Class 4. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) recently upgraded the Martinsville Fire & EMS Department's Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating from a Class 5 to Class 4. ISO is an independent organization that serves insurance companies, fire departments, insurance regulators, and others by providing information about risk. In each community, ISO analyzes the relevant data and assigns a Public Protection Classification-a number from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents an exemplary fire suppression program, and Class 10 indicates that the area's fire suppression program does not meet ISO's minimum criteria. A community's PPC depends on fire alarm and communications systems, the fire department, and the water supply system. Martinsville is one of 25 cities to have a fire department with a Class 4 rating and only 17 fire districts in the state have a better rating than Martinsville. The fire department has been working on upgrading its classification since 1999; the last classification was done in 1991. Fire Chief Kenneth Draper, Water Resources Director, John Dyches, Director Wes Ashley and Operations Supervisor J. R. Powell from the Martinsville- Henry County Communications Center will attend the meeting representing the departments that made this new classification possible. none Publicly recognize these individuals and their respective organizations for this outstanding achievement and direct this matter to the attention of City residents.