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Podcast: Spartanburg City News
Episode: What does the City Fire Department's top protection ranking mean for you?
Description: At Monday's City Council meeting, Fire Chief Marion Blackwell announced an achievement for our city's fire department that places it among the nation's leaders, as the Insurance Services Office (ISO) has recognized the city's fire protection services as Class 1, up from its previous Class 2 rating. The classification, known as the Public Protection Classification (PPC) program, assesses the fire-protection efforts in a particular community. ISO collects information on municipal fire-protection efforts in communities throughout the United States. In each of those communities, ISO analyzes the relevant data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). The company then assigns a Public Protection...