Class 8B is a Public Protection Classification (PPC ®) for communities that provide superior fire protection services and fire alarm facilities but lack the water supply required for a PPC of Class 8 or better.

2023年8月15日 · Class 1-8: The fire suppression system includes an FSRS creditable dispatch center, fire department, and water supply. Class 8B: Is an exception for Class 9 areas that have a superior fire protection system but lack the FSRS minimum water criteria.

2014年4月1日 · * Class 8B is a PPC for communities that provide superior fire protection services and fire alarm facilities but lack the water supply required for a PPC of Class 8 or better. This chart illustrates the new split classifications. Visualize: How does the new PPC structure recognize the reduced loss potential of individual properties?

Class 8B. If a community has superior fire protection services and fire alarm facilities but lacks the water supply required for a PPC of Class 8 or better, the community may be eligible for a Class 8B rating. For more information, see “Minimum Criteria for Class 8B.” Evaluation of systems that exceed the minimum requirement.

The X and Y classifications replace the former 9 and 8B portions of a split classification e.g. a community formerly graded as 6/9 will change to a split 6/6X. To the individual property owner, the X/Y designations offer the potential for decreased property insurance premiums. How can you find a community’s protection class?

a creditable water supply. We added new classes that more precisely reflect the risk of loss in a community, replacing Class 9 and 8B in the second part of a split classification with new codes. Instead of Class 9, the new system shows Classes 1X through 8X. Instead of Class 8B, the system shows Classes 1Y through 8Y.

Our Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) lists a large number of items a community should have to fight fires effectively and assigns credit points for each item. Using those credit points and various formulas, we calculate a total score on a scale of 0 to 105.5.

2004年5月31日 · ISO has introduced Class 8B for communities that cannot meet the minimum 250 gpm uninterrupted flows for a two-hour duration in all or a part of their fire-protection area. To achieve a Class...

ISO's Public Protection Classification (PPC™ ) program measures and evaluates the effectiveness of fire-mitigation services in communities throughout the country. For each fire protection area, ISO assigns a Public Protection Classification code — a number from 1 to 10.

• Class 1 through (and including) Class 8 represents a fire suppression system that includes an FSRS creditable dispatch center, fire department, and water supply. • Class 8B is a special classification that recognizes a superior level of fire protection