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A review of the fire alarm and communication system accounts for 10% of the total classification. The review focuses on the community's facilities and support for handling and dispatching fire alarms. This section is weighted at 10 points broken up as follows: • Telephone Service 2 points • Number of Needed Operators 3 points • Dispatch Circuits 5 points A review of the fire department accounts for 50% of the total classification. ISO focuses on a fire department's first-alarm response and initial attack to minimize potential loss, In this section, ISO reviews such items as engine companies, ladder or service companies, distribution of fire stations and fire companies, equipment carried on apparatus, pumping capacity, reserve apparatus, department personnel, and training. The fire department section is weighted at 50 points distributed as follows: • Engine Companies 10 points • Reserve Pumpers 1 point • Pumper Capacity 5 points • Ladder/Service Companies 5 points • Reserve Ladder/Service Trucks 1 point • Distribution of Companies 4 points • Company Personnel 15 points • Training 9 points A review of the water supply system accounts for 40% of the total classification. ISO reviews the water supply a community uses to determine the adequacy for fire-suppression purposes. We also consider hydrant size, type, and installation, as well as the inspection frequency and condition of fire hydrants. The water supply system is weighted at 40 points with concern for the following: • Credit for the Supply System 35 points • Hydrant Size,Type &Installation 2 points • Inspection/Condition of Hydrants 3 points There is one additional factor considered in calculating the final score—Divergence. Even the best fire department will be less than fully effective if it has an inadequate water supply. Similarly, even a superior water supply will be less than fully effective if the fire department lacks the equipment or personnel to use the water. The preliminary FSRS score is subject to modification by a divergence factor, which recognizes disparity between the effectiveness of the fire department and the water supply. The Divergence factor mathematically reduces your preliminary scores if the fire department and water-supply scores are out of line with each other. The factor is introduced in the final equation. ©ISO Properties,Inc.,2007 Page 2 LI0