Magnolia Volunteer Fire
Department (ESD #10) has an ISO
Class 3 Rating
The Insurance
Services Office Incorporated
(ISO), and the Texas Department
of Insurance, State Fire
Marshal’s Office have listed the
Magnolia Volunteer Fire
Department as a Public
Protection Classification Class
(PPC) Three (3) Fire Department.
The ISO Public Protection
Classification (PPC) is
generally applied to properties
within the Montgomery County
Emergency Services District No.
10., irregardless of proximity
to fire hydrants. The MVFD
utilizes six 3,000-gallon Tanker
trucks and six 750-gallon Pumper
trucks as a water supply to
fight fires. In addition,
other water sources such as
lakes, ponds and rivers may be
utilized in emergency
situations.
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
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