Magnolia Fire Department (ESD #10) has an ISO Class 2/10 Rating.
The Insurance Services Office (ISO) Incorporated, and the Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office have listed the Magnolia Fire Department (“MFD”) and Montgomery County Emergency Services No. 10 (“MCESD No. 10”) as a Class Two/Ten (2/10) Fire Department. This ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) of two (2) is applied to all properties within five (5) road miles of a fire station. The Ten (10) is for properties greater than five (5) road miles from a fire station. This ISO rating is good, regardless of proximity to fire hydrants. The MFD has nine 3,000-gallon tanker trucks and nine 1000-gallon pumper trucks, as well as the ability to draft water from ponds, lakes and swimming pools.
The rating of 2/10 went into effect on December 1, 2021.
Print this letter from the Texas Department of Insurance, to receive the latest ISO Class Rating information for your insurance agent.
About ISO
- ISO is an independent organization that measures the quality of public fire protection on which insurance premiums are based.
- ISO provides insurance companies, insurance regulators and fire departments, with the data they collect about fire risk in their communities.
- ISO employees visit thousands of fire districts each year in effort to review the firefighting capability and adequacy of water systems in those communities.
- ISO analyzes the relevant data and assigns a Public Protection Classification (PPC); A number from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents exemplary fire protection, and Class 10 indicates that the area’s fire-suppression program does not meet ISO’s minimum criteria.
- Please visit ISO’s website for more information on Public Protection Classifications