Fire protection numbers improve for Saratoga

Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) ratings have been a hot topic in Saratoga and Carbon County lately.

Town of Saratoga

ISO Rating

Saratoga was recently evaluated by the ISO and assigned a new Public Protection Classification (PPC) number of 4. This is a significant drop from its former rating at a PPC-6. Based on this, residents within the town limits can expect to see a drop in their fire insurance premiums some time in the future. When will depend on individual insurance carriers.

This is because every carrier has their own system for calculating risk. According to Rick Hughes of Farm Bu...