Board asks whether consolidation will affect Riverside's ISO rating and response times
Trustees asked Chief Buckley whether consolidating the two stations would change Riverside's ISO insurance rating and how dispatch and mutual aid work when railroad crossings are blocked. Buckley said ISO evaluates response times (NFPA 1710) and that automatic/ mutual aid dispatches closest units simultaneously.
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Board members pressed Chief Buckley on insurance and response metrics tied to consolidation. The board noted Riverside currently has an ISO rating of "level 2," and asked if consolidation would help move the village closer to ISO 1. Buckley responded that ISO evaluations focus on response times and adherence to NFPA 1710 standards rather than station siting. "ISO really doesn't look at the stations where they're located or anything like that. They refer back to NFPA ... which looks at the standards for fire department response times," he said.
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