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Fire chief: staffing is key to lowering Everman's ISO rating and residents' insurance costs
Summary
Fire leadership told the council that the city's Insurance Services Office (ISO) re‑evaluation is likely to return a Class 3 rating and that additional on‑duty staffing would be required to reach Class 2. The chief provided response-time data and training updates; the ISO submission is complete and a result is expected later in the year.
Everman — Fire leadership told the Everman City Council on Sept. 9 that an ISO re‑evaluation submitted by the city is likely to yield a Class 3 rating and that the primary remaining barrier to reaching Class 2 is on‑scene staffing levels.
The fire chief reviewed workload and performance metrics for the period June 25 through Sept. 5 and said the department handled 232 calls in that span with an average response time of 4 minutes 18 seconds. Overlapping incidents — when crews are already committed to an active call and another incident occurs — accounted for 25 incidents, or about 11 percent…
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