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CLASS 1�s so far FALLON, NEVADA. (population 7,000) Chief Engineer Mike Compy, [email protected] 775 423-4942. City was a Class 5. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. Helped attain the first ISO Class 1 ever given a volunteer fire department. Prepared and presented the rating to the ISO for the department. In just 72 hours helped them get $2 million dollars to replace all fire apparatus, three new fire stations, all new loose equipment and wrote spec's for the same. Best ISO grade in Nevada paid or volunteer. Smallest fire department to ever earn a Class 1. Web page: http://www.churchillcounty.org/fire/ FRISCO, TEXAS. (population 50,000) Fire Chief Mack Bogart, firechief@frisco fire.com 972 335-5525 City was a Class 5. With the new ISO rating ISO said they were a Class 3. In four hour meeting with ISO I was able to point out enough discrepancies to help the combination department get a Class 1. Best ISO grade in Texas. Web page: http://www.friscofire.org/ DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA. (population 10,000) Fire Chief Herm Suplezio, 814-371-5011. Helped department attain the second ISO Class 1 ever given a volunteer department. Best ISO grade in Pennsylvania paid or volunteer. Web page: http://home.adelphia.net/~gibbles/ WYLIE, TEXAS. (population 9,000) Fire Chief Shan English 972-442-8110 [email protected] Formerly an ISO Class 6. Largest drop to a Class 1 in ISO history. Now they have an ISO Class 1 April 15th 2002. Second best grade in Texas, best grade in the state for a combination fire department. http://www.ci.wylie.tx.us/fire/Default.asp HOUSTON, TEXAS. (population 2,000,000) Retired Fire Chief Chris Conneally, [email protected] 713 247-5000, cell 713 859-0132 or Senior Captain Mike Herman 713 859-4174. Helped the department earn a Class 1 from their former Class 3 in just one year. Using rural water supply tactics was able to tally a perfect water supply score using extremely long large diameter hose lays. HFD is at least five times larger in population and 11 times larger in size than any other Class 1. HFD�s Class 1 totaled 97.01 points the highest rating point total in history. Helped the department increase staffing by 25% by creating a funding source outside of city government. Setup a method to replace all fire apparatus and loose equipment with no payment required or interest gained for three years. Incorporated a Compressed Air Foam (CAFS) retrofit program fleet wide. Implemented the most advanced automatic electronic accountability system in the U.S. fire service. Doubled the number of radio frequencies. Assisted in writing a large portion of a line of duty death report and addressed many other issues. Maintained a long term contract with the city. Best ISO grade in Texas and the best grade for any major city in the U.S. Largest fire department to ever earn a Class 1. Web page: http://www.hfd.ci.houston.tx.us/ MEADOW VIEW, TEXAS. (population 4,500) Fire Chief Mike Melton, 713 208 2570 [email protected] and Fire Marshal David Popoff. [email protected] Presented the community to ISO. Old grade Class 6. Presented community to ISO and earned a Class 1. MONROE, LOUISIANA. (population 45,000) Fire Chief Jimmie R. Bryant, Monroe Louisiana [email protected] 318 329-2472. Phone consultation to go from a Class 2 to a Class 1. The second Class 1 in Louisiana. Best ISO grade in Louisiana. http://www.ci.monroe.la.us/mfd/ TOMBALL, TEXAS. (population 10,000) Fire Chief Whiteneck 281 351-7101, fax 281-351 2615 [email protected] Helped department put a plan in place to lower their ISO rating from a Class 4. Helped win city council approval for new CAFS pumper/tanker, tower ladder, station and assorted fire equipment. Plus began steps to create an emergency services district. Helped with apparatus specs. Presented department to ISO for department. Earned an ISO Class 1. Third best volunteer ISO rating in Texas, the third volunteer Class 1 in the U.S. Web page: http://www.tomballtx.com/departments/fire_department.htm STAFFORD, TEXAS. (population 25,000) Fire Chief Mike Melton, 713 208 2570 [email protected] and Fire Marshal David Popoff, Stafford, Texas. [email protected] Helped get funding for a new engine, aerial tower, and quint, plus loose equipment, new fire station and almost 200 fire hydrants and a massive water main upgrade program. Old grade Class 5. Presented community to ISO and earned a Class 1. The areas outside of the city limits and hydrants coverage in Fort Bend and Harris Counties were rated Class 9/10 and using laying hose lays also earned Class 1�s. This four areas covered by the department all have Class 1 ratings. Web page: http://www.staffordfd.homestead.com/ THE NATION�S BEST RURAL WATER SUPPLY GRADES HOUSTON OPA, TEXAS. (population 15,000) Retired Fire Chief Chris Conneally, [email protected] 713 247-5000, cell 713 859-0132 Houston FD or Senior Captain Mike Hermen 713 859-4174. Helped the rural county portions of the City earn a Class 1 from their former Class 9 and 10 tat had stood for 80 years. Houston had significant county protection area that were Class 9/10 and un-hydranted. Worked on a methodology to attain the needed fire flows for all properties and eliminated all class 9/10 areas of the unincorporated areas. All areas are Class 1 now. The 8 and 9 Class drops in the rating are tied for the largest in ISO history. Web page: http://www.hfd.ci.houston.tx.us/ STAFFORD OPA, TEXAS. (population 25,000) Fire Chief Mike Melton, 713 208 2570 [email protected] and Fire Marshal David Popoff, Stafford, Texas. [email protected] The areas outside of the city limits and hydrants coverage in Fort Bend and Harris Counties were rated Class 9/10 and using laying hose lays also earned Class 1�s. This four areas covered by the department all have Class 1 ratings. Web page: http://www.staffordfd.homestead.com/ CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA. (population 24,000) Chief Engineer Mike Compy, [email protected] 775 423-4942, Churchill County VFD. The 5000 square mile non-hydranted rural area a Class 10 and Class 9, now a Class 3, the lowest rural grade ever given in the U.S. Prepared and presented the rating to the ISO for the department. Best rural ISO grade in Nevada. Web page: http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Trails/6658/ DOLORES, COLORADO. (population 4,000) Captain David Dowdy, 970 882 8897, [email protected] Dolores, VFD. Prepared and presented department information to ISO in only 5 weeks. City was a Class 7 now a Class 3, the 400 square mile rural area was a Class 10 now a Class 3. That is the largest drop at one time in ISO history at a cost of only $15,000. ISO posted their rating as a Class 4, was able to identify ISO mistake and changed it to a Class 3. Departments success resulted in a funding increase approved by the voters that quadrupled their budget. Best rural ISO grade in Colorado, second best ISO grade of any department in the state. MAGNOLIA, TEXAS. (population 45,000) Fire Chief, Mike Clack, [email protected] 281 356-3288, 713 515-4969, fax 281 356 1572, [email protected] Magnolia VFD, helped the 285 square mile fire district get $4 million to replace all 14 fire trucks and develop a standardized fleet. The old ISO Class 6 covers only 1% of the population with a Class 9 and 10 applying elsewhere. Department received paperwork after the rating indicating they had earned a Class 5 district wide without hydrants. That would be the best rural water grade in Texas and one of the 10 best nationally. However a review of the ISO paper work resulted in a face to face meeting where I was able to show ISO using their own records that Magnolia had really earned a Class 4. The Class 4 rating is tied for the second best grade ever given a department in the U.S. without fire hydrants and the best grade in Texas. At the face to face with ISO presidents it became obvious that the rules were not credited properly resulting in the department dropping to a Class 3 district wide. Helped with apparatus and loose equipment specs. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. Best rural water supply grade in Texas an tied for first place in the U.S.. The 7 Class drop is one of the largest in history. Web page: www.magnoliafire.org TOMBALL, TEXAS. (population 17,000) Fire Chief Whiteneck 281 351-7101, fax 281-351 2615 [email protected], Tomball VFD. Helped department put a plan in place to lower their ISO rating from a Class 9 and 10. Helped win city council approval for new CAFS pumper/tanker, tower ladder, station and assorted fire equipment. Plus began steps to create an emergency services district. Helped with apparatus specs. Presented department to ISO for department. Earned an ISO Class 3. Over 60% of the people protected by TFD live out of town in un-hydranted areas. Put a plan in place, certified water points and utilized unconventional methods and got ISO to change their rules for fire department supply. The Class 3 district wide offers a 300% reduction in insurance premiums. Tied for the best rating in Texas and the U.S. without fire hydrants. Web page: http://www.tomballtx.com/departments/fire_department.htm BEATTY, NEVADA. (population 1,600) Judge/Fire Chief Bill Sullivan or Mike Lasorsa, 775 553-2951, Beatty VFD. Used to be ISO Class 6 town now a Class 4. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. Their 100 square mile rural area without hydrants was a Class 9/10 now a Class 4. Helped design and acquire 2 fire trucks and equipment. First rural water supply grade in Nevada, second best rural water grade ever. BERTOUD, COLORADO. (population 27,000) Fire Chief Steve Charles and Firefighter Josh Brown (970) 532-2264 [email protected] Berthoud Fire District, Colorado. Assisted with master planning, apparatus, stations, staffing and ISO issues. Presented the department to ISO, passed the rural water supply district wide grade and finished all portions of the grading, awaiting the final grade. Goal is a Class 4, current grades are Class 5/9/10. Helped them prepare for two bond elections that attained $2 million in funding with a 70% of the electorate supporting the bonds, to buy a fleet of 6 new apparatus, installed 60 fire hydrants throughout their rural areas, doubled the number of fire stations and increased paid staffing by 243%. The plan helped increase firefighter pay by 33%. The new station and apparatus dropped the rural grade in a huge portion of the fire district from a Class 10 to a Class 5/9. Helped with specs and design of fleet. LOVELAND, COLORADO (population 50,000) Retired Fire Chief Dick Minor, 970-962-2470, LOVELAND FD. Rural area was a Class 9 or 10 and Class 6 within 1000' of a hydrant, now Class 4 district wide. Helped them acquire two new tanker pumpers and an aerial. Second best district wide rating in the state of Colorado. Web page: http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/City07.htm RATTLESNAKE, COLORADO. (population 5,000) Former Fire Chief Judy Cooper, [email protected] and Asst. Fire Chief Dale Goetz, [email protected] 303 841-5863, Rattlesnake VFD. Former grade 9/10. Presented the fire district to ISO for the department. In one month helped the 100 square mile fire district get $2 million for, a new station, cisterns, sprinkle their fire stations and get three new fully equipped tanker pumpers and designed same. Over 93% of the citizens voted for the funding increase. Helped department with specifications. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. Using tanker shuttles and long hose lays met fire flows of up to 3000 gpm. Department earned a Class 5 covering three times the area of their previous rating in 2001. Second best rural ISO grade in Colorado. Web page: http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Trails/7873/index.html HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS. (population 20,000) Scott Cook Chairman of the Hood County Texas Chiefs [email protected] 817 279 6697, Hood County VFD.. ISO class 6 rural area Class 9 when started. Prepared and presented department information to ISO on shuttles and hose lays. Provided assistance in attaining $2 million in funding for 10 new pieces of fire apparatus and assorted loose equipment after the new grade was awarded. Assisted with spec�s and value added features. First rural water supply grade in Texas. Web page: www.gvfd.com GRANBURY, TEXAS. (population 8,000) Fire Chief/Captain Homer Robertson, [email protected] 817 573-0013, Granbury VFD and Fort Worth FD. Presented to ISO the departments tanker shuttle and relay exercises. Helped get funding for large diameter hose and a ladder truck. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. They were the first department in Texas to attain a rural shuttle/relay ISO Class rating. Old grade Class 5 now a Class 3 (the best rating of any all volunteer department in Texas). Assisted both departments with fleet specs. Best volunteer fire department ISO rating in Texas. Web page: www.gvfd.com SPRING, TEXAS. (population 120,000) Former Fire Chief, Alan Langford, 281 820 4801, Spring VFD, James Morrell Fire Board President [email protected] 281) 029-9666. Forty percent of the district unhydrantd including the entire downtown business district and almost all major structures. Worked with three chief officer staffs in 2 years. Helped fire department with $7.7 million in funding to replace their entire fleet with 7 CAFS quints, two CAFS mini pumpers, two tanker pumpers, and a pair of heavy rescue hose wagon pumpers. Assisted with apparatus spec�s, delivery and training. Old grade Class 6/9/10. Just finished ISO grade passed the rural water supply portion by proving the ability to flow 7500 gpm without fire hydrants. Class 3 district wide now applies. Second best rural water supply grade in Texas. Web page: http://www.springfd.com ANNAVILLE, TEXAS. . (population 4,500) Fire Board President Jeff Atwood, [email protected] 361 438-3326. In just 2 weeks helped the district attain $4.7 million to replace their all their fire stations and their entire fleet of apparatus with 6 fully equipped CAFS pumper tankers and 3 CAFS brush tanker and wrote specs for the same. Current grade Class 5/9 with a goal of Class 4 district wide. Over 50% of the district does not have hydrants. Web page: http://avfd.no-ip.com/ CROSBY, TEXAS. (population 30,000) Chief Alan Kulak, [email protected] 281 462-2226. Helped the ISO Class 6 town and Class 9 and 10 department that covers 200 square miles with 30,000 people with 85% of the area without fire hydrants acquire $2 million to buy 5 new CAFS pumper tankers and three fire stations. In addition, assisted with a water supply plan for the rural areas. Assisted with apparatus specs and loose equipment. Their new grade is a Class 3 in town and Class 3 in the rural area even though they had fire flows of 3500 gpm and no hydrants. Using water siphons, large diameter hose and shuttles achieved a perfect water supply score. Tied for the second best rural water supply grade in Texas and the U.S. Web page: www.crosbyvfd.org KINGSTON, NEVADA. (population 110) Chief Ron and Rita Palmer [email protected] and Glen Robbins, 775 964-1063, Kingston VFD. Helped present the 100 square mile mostly unhydranted area department to ISO. Helped acquire over $10,000 in fire equipment at no charge to the community. They went from a Class 10 to a Class 4 five miles from the fire station district wide. Spec�d apparatus and all equipment. Third best rural water supply grade in Nevada. LOVELOCK, NEVADA. (population 2,500) Fire Chief Chuck Roscoe, Lovelock and Pershing County VFD. 775 273-7823. 755 273 2694. Initial ISO work and specifications for two new pumpers. Doubled the number of air packs and hose in the rural departments at no cost to the community. Presented three communities to ISO for the department. Earned a Federal Fire Grant of $200,000. Current grades Class 10�s, goal Class 5�s. HUBBARDSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (population 4,000) Fire Chief Seth and Assistant to the Chief Caleb Langer. (978) 855-1526 Best ISO grade in Massachusetts without fire hydrants. [email protected] SUTTER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. (population 30,000) Fire Chief Gary Kraus, [email protected] 530 822-7370. Assistance with transition from Class 8/9�s in the rural area to Class 5's throughout 400 square mile district. Second best rural water supply grade in California and best Volunteer department rating in the state. Web page: http://www.scfire.org IMLAY, NEVADA. [email protected] Formerly an ISO Class 10 now a Class 6. GRASS VALLEY, NEVADA. [email protected] Formerly a Class 10 now a Class 5. RYE PATCH, NEVADA. [email protected] Formerly a Class 10 now a Class 8b. OTHER GREAT GRADES AUBURN, NEW YORK (population 30,000) Fire Chief Mike Quill [email protected] Formerly an ISO Class 3, now a Class 2. ROSEWELL, NEW MEXICO (population 40,000) Retired Fire Chiefs, Homer Truillo and Jones, 505 624-6700,. Fire departments rating regressed from a Class 3 to a Class 4. In 7 days was able to get the original grading back. Best ISO grade in New Mexico. Web page: http://www.roswell-usa.com/city/fire.htm INCLINE VILLAGE, NEVADA (population 10,000) Fire Board member Chris Plastarus, 775-831-7000, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Incline Village, Nevada. Initial phases of attaining a Class 3 from the current Class 4. Prepared and presented department information to ISO. In one month got authorization for a $2 million fire apparatus and water system replacement program. Assisted with apparatus specifications. Best ISO grade in northern Nevada by a paid fire department. Web page: http://www.nltfpd.net/ DALLAS, OREGON (population 7,000) Former Fire Chief Mark Stevens, old grade was a Class 4 earned an ISO Class 2. The best volunteer grade in Oregon and the best grade in Oregon by any department. BERTOUD, COLORADO. (population 27,000) Fire Chief Steve Charles and Firefighter Josh Brown (970) 532-2264 [email protected] Berthoud Fire District, Colorado. Assisted with master planning, apparatus, stations, staffing and ISO issues. Goal is a Class 4, current grades are Class 5/9/10. Helped them prepare for two bond elections that attained $2 million in funding with a 70% of the electorate supporting the bonds, to buy a fleet of 6 new apparatus, install dozens of fire hydrants throughout their rural areas, doubled the number of fire stations and paid firefighters in the department. The new station and apparatus dropped the rural grade in a huge portion of the fire district from a Class 10 to a Class 5/9. Helped with specs and design of fleet. Completed the water movement portions of the ISO grade, so no more Class 9 will apply, awaiting new grade. Web page: www.Berthoudfire.org GRAND LAKE, COLORADO (population 4,500) [email protected] Donny paid firefighter 970-627-8428 Initial ISO work. Helped department acquire 7 new fire trucks. OTHER CONSULTING MARION, VIRGINA. Fire Chief Steve Wymer 540 759 3000 [email protected] Captain Richard Keesling, 540 783 7463. Population 8000. Initial ISO work, helped win approval for a new 4 vehicle fleet of two quints and two fully equipped tanker pumpers. http://www.marionva.org/services/fire/ LOVELOCK, NEVADA. (population 4,500) Fire Chief Chuck Rasco [email protected] 775 273 7823 Initial ISO work. Current ISO grade Class 6. PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA. (population 1,500) Fire Chief Chuck Rasco [email protected] 775 273 7823 Initial ISO work. Current ISO grade Class 9/10. SEABROOK, TEXAS. (population 9,000) Former Fire Chief Ray Cook, 281-474-3434 Station 281-228-2973 Work 281-228-2269 Fax 800-344-5742 Pager 713-248-0392 Cell [email protected] Helped department with acquisition of 15 acres of land for $300,000 for a new fire station paid for by industry. Helped them get funding for a new hose wagon to make up for a lousy water system and added dozens of hydrants. Assisted with apparatus specs. Current grade 6/5. PHARR,, TEXAS. (population 15,000) Fire Chief, Jamie Guzman, Past President Texas Fire Chiefs, 956 787-2761. Presented the departments 3 year old ISO rating to the State Fire Marshal and the ISO�s representative. ISO had refused to re-rate the town. After my presentation which proved to them that they had made huge mistakes that possible cost the department two classes in their grade, they agreed to re-rate the community immediately. EAST BEND, NORTH CAROLINA. (population 600) Captain David Mathews, ([email protected] 336-699-8663 and 2760 and Forbush, North Carolina. Initial ISO work to help one department drop from a Class 9 to a Class 5. Working for a 2003 district wide Class 4 without hydrants. Both departments will be able top accomplish their goals shortly within their budgets. Overall, the departments will acquire two pumper tankers, expand a fire station, turbo drafts and lots of fire hose. Assisted with apparatus specs. Best volunteer fire department grade in North Carolina. Web page: http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/EastBend4NC YADKINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (population 8,000) Captain John Branon [email protected] Provided guidance to improve the town grade from a Class 6 to a Class 4. RTFC, TEXAS. (population 5,000) Refinery Terminal Fire Company (RTFC) Geoff Atwood, Assistant Chief, [email protected] 361 438-3326, Corpus Christi, Texas. Analysis of a large diameter hose system failure injury accident. Provided consulting towards apparatus of the future. LUBECK, WEST VIRGINIA. (population 11,000) Fire Chief Mike Cottrell, Lubeck Fire Department, WV 304-481-2266 [email protected] Initial ISO work and replacing all the towns fire trucks. Spec�s 7 pumpers, a hose wagon, 2 stations and a bingo parlor. Doubled the fire departments budget. Class 7/9/10 grade. Goal district wide Class 4 ISO grade Web page: http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/LubeckWV MASON, OHIO. (population 15,000) Former Fire Chief Bill Goldfedder, 513 459-7164, Mason-Deerfield and Mason, Ohio. Initial ISO work on the political splitting of a single fire department into two separate organizations with a 4 month time line acquired all new apparatus and equipment. Assisted with apparatus specifications. One of the best ISO ratings in the state of Ohio. Web page: http://home.fuse.net/mattc/fdcm.htm GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY. (population 20,000) Fire Chief Robert Hendricks 502 863 7835 [email protected] Won approval for two new fire stations and began looking at taking over the ambulance service and putting paramedics on all engines. Current ISO grade Class 4 goal Class 2. BRADLEY, WEST VIRGINIA. (population 20,000) Fire Chief Bruce James or Cindy, Bradley-Prosperity Fire Department, 304-877-3614 or 304-877-2340. [email protected] Initial ISO work. In the process of replacing all 14 of the towns fire trucks with seven identical rigs. Class 4/9/10. Goal Class 4 district wide. Lowest ISO grade of any volunteer department in West Virginia. Web page: www.bpvfd.org GLASGOW, KENTUCKY. (population 5,000) Firefighter Greg England, East Barren Volunteer Fire Department [email protected] was rated a 7/9 by ISO and the last inspection dropped to a 5/9. COLFAX, LOUISIANA. (population 3,000) Nora Wise. [email protected] Grant Parish Fire District, population 3000. Old grade Class 7 new grade Class 4. POLARIS, MONTANA. (population 100 [email protected] Wrote a $156,000 fire grant that was awarded. GRASS VALLEY, NEVADA. (population 1,500) [email protected] Wrote a $156,000 fire grant that was awarded. KINGSTON, NEVADA. (population 110) [email protected] Wrote two fire grants $9000 and $99,000 that were awarded. HOUSTON, TEXAS. (population 2,000,000) Wrote two fire grants $530,000 and $750,000 that were awarded. GOLDBEACH, OREGON. (population 200) [email protected] [email protected] Wrote a $150,000 fire grant that was awarded. GRANBURY, TEXAS. (population 9,000) Helped with fire grant application that was awarded $42,730. ANDOVER, KANSAS (population 13,000) Fire Chief Jim Shaver. [email protected] Community an ISO Class 6 district wide, the best grade in Kansas for rural water supply. Goal ISO Class 2 for the city and a Class 4 or 5 for the rural. SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS (population 90,000) Division Chief Tim Millspaugh (316) 744-0471 [email protected] Initial ISO work made presentation to County Manager. ISO grade Class 3 in the hydranted areas Class 9 and 10 elsewhere. Goal to have a common insurance break county wide. NORTH SAN JUAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA. . (population 20,000) [email protected] Chief Bill Vomacka. Helped with fire grant application that was awarded $82,703. SISTER BAY, WISCONSIN. (population 5,000) Chris Hecht, Sister Bay and Liberty Grove Wisconsin. [email protected] 920-854-2040. Initial ISO work, public hearings for bond money, meetings with city and county elected officials, definition of problem and alternatives. Assisted with their apparatus specs. Third best rural water supply grade in Wisconsin. KLEIN, TEXAS. (population 40,000) Fire Chief [email protected] area wide ISO Class and Initial ISO work and discussions towards the concept of department wide fleet replacement. Department just ordered two 100� ladders, one tower, two tankers, a mini pumper, plus 7 CAFS engines and relocated and expand two fire stations. Web page: http://www.kleinfiredept.com/ SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. (population 8.000) Fire Chief, Guy Monroe, 690 9100, [email protected] El Dorado Fire District. Early steps to lower the department rating from a Class 6/9/10 to a Class 4 district wide. Assisted with apparatus specs. APACHE JUNCTION, NEW MEXICO. Fire Chief Alan Robinson 505 533-6589. Current grade Class 9, working on a tanker shuttle hose lay grade. An 8b grade is assured but with the addition of two homemade above ground water storage tanks, some 5 inch hose and a few surplus tankers and pumpers flows of 1000 to 2000 gpm can be attained for commercial and public buildings as well as shuttle flows from 400 gpm at 5 miles and 924 gpm at one mile. New grade a Class 5 district wide.. CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTICT, ARIZONA. (population 25,000) Fire Chief, Chuck Tandy, 928-636-2442, [email protected] Current grades a Class 6 town, Class 9 and 10 rural area.. At least 90% of the fire district is unhydranted. Department goal Class 5 district wide. Will use agricultural wells for water supply and long hose lays as well as tanker shuttles. LIBBY, MONTANA. (population 17,000) Fire Chief Tom Wood (405) 293-8784. [email protected] Helped the fire district put a plan in place to lower their ISO rating from a Class 3 city to a Class 2 and their Class 9 and 10 rural areas to a Class 6. Helped win Fire Board approval for three new tactical CAFS pumper/tankers, a quint, three new fire stations and assorted fire equipment. Helped with apparatus specs and establishing credit for dozens of water points and unconventional methods to use them. Presented department to ISO for the department, HENRYVILLE, INDIANNA. (population 9,000) Fire Chief Mark Furnish, 800-264-8702, Monroe Township VFD. Initial ISO work in community with a small hydranted area and large non-hydranted district. SALIDA, COLORADO. (population 9,000) Fire Chief Pete DeChant, 719 539-2212. Initial ISO work. old grade a Class 4 and 9, Now a Class 3 and 6.. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. (population 350,000) Initial ISO work. Currently a Class 4, goal a Class 3. RARITAN, NEW JERSEY. (population 10,000) Former Chief Bob [email protected] 908 284-1117. Helped department win approval from their Fire Board for three pumpers and three pumper/tankers/hose wagons. QUAKERTOWN, NEW JERSEY. (population 5000 ) Chief John Schutts [email protected] 908 797-8698. Helped the unhydranted fire district with initial ISO work, current grade a Class 9 goal a Class 5 district wide.. SEMINIOLE, FLORIDA. (population 100,000) Former Fire Chief Vicki Murphy, 301-523-4742 [email protected] 30 department ISO class. Second best ISO grade in Florida. Web Page: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (population 110,000) Assistant Chief Mark Redies (734) 994-2774 [email protected] ST GENEVIEVE, MISOURI (population 7,000) Fire Chief Greg Schwent 573 883-2741, Initial ISO work. PEARLAND, TEXAS (population 7,000) Assistant Chief Buck Stevens. Initial ISO work [email protected] CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA (population 100,000) Chief Dave Casey, 904 269-6330, Initial work on ISO rate reductions. PECAN GROVE, TEXAS (population 7,000) Fire Chief Kathy L. Golden, 281-341-6677. Initial work on ISO rating and presented area wide class. PASADENA, TEXAS (population 250,00) Initial ISO work and helped the department acquire 12 new pieces of apparatus. LUCUS, TEXAS (population 3,500) Helped the city council solve a hydrant spacing problem to offer equal ISO grades throughout the fire district. TOWAOC, COLORADO (population 10,000) Fire Chief David Wylie [email protected] (970) 564-5441 Early ISO work. Other Texas work in progress Nueces County Rural Fire Protection District #3 Bishop, Forest Bend, Katy, Sheldon, Forest Bend, Fulton, Rockport, Cedar Park, Bernie, Texas. |