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Assistance The PPC program offers help to communities, fire departments and other public officials as they plan for, budget, and justify improvements. ISO is also available to assist in the understanding of the details of your evaluation. ISO Public Protection representatives can be reached by telephone at (800) 444-4554. The technical specialists at this telephone number have access to the details of your evaluation and can effectively speak with you about your PPC questions. What's more, we can be reached via the Internet at www.isomitigation.com/talkf. We also have a website that is dedicated to our Community Mitigation Classification programs at www.isomitigation.com. Here, fire chiefs, building code officials, community leaders and other interested citizens can access a wealth of data describing the criteria used in evaluating how cities and towns are protecting residents from fire and other natural hazards. This website will allow you to learn more about ISO's Public Protection Classification program. The website provides important background information and insights about the PPC grading processes. Visitors to the site can download information, see statistical results and also contact ISO for assistance. In addition, on-line access to the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule and its commentaries is available to registered customers for a fee. However, fire chiefs and community chief administrative officials are given access privileges to this information without charge. To become a registered fire chief or community chief administrative official, send your request on fire department or chief administrative official's letterhead to: ISO Customer Service 545 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07310-1686 Be sure to include your name and title, address, daytime phone number and e-mail address. ISO will send you an e-mail containing your ID and password. Classification Details Public Protection Classification On Mar 09, 2009 ISO concluded its review of the fire suppression features being provided for/by Vero Beach. The resulting classification is a Class 4. If the classification is a single class, the classification applies to all properties in the community. If the classification is a"split"class (e.g., 6/9), the following applies: The first class (e.g., "6" in a 6/9) applies to properties within 5-road miles of a recognized fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant or alternate water supply. Class 8B or class 9 applies to properties beyond 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant but within 5-road miles of a recognized fire station. Alternative Water Supply: The first class (e.g., "6" in a 6/10) applies to all properties within 5-road miles of a recognized fire station with no hydrant distance requirement. ➢ Class 10 applies to properties over 5-road miles of a recognized fire station. ®iS0 Properties,Inc.,2007 Page 5