Chris Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 25, 2015. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) finally responded to
Chief Mike Wahlberg’s request for information why the ISO was proposing to
lower the district’s rating from 6/6x to 7/7x.
It turns out that while the ISO wrote the single line about the “Swan
Creek HOA not meeting the minimum requirements and therefore not being
recognized” that fact and statement were not the reason for the downgrade.
The proposed downgrade reason turns out to be a change in
ISO standards, specifically requiring the department, in order to keep the existing rating, to have 2 pumper engines and some additional equipment and
testing. This requirement can be met by
acquiring 600 feet of 2 ½ inch hose for the white ladder truck, by conducting
annual pump testing on both the ladder truck and engine 40, and by completing a
structural test on the ladder within the last 5 years. As the ladder was tested in 2013 and
certified at that time that requirement has been met and the chief will
complete required pumping tests on the two pump engines on an annual
basis. The department will also acquire
the needed hose. The district has a year
to meet all the new standards and the chief noted that it will be a short and
easy route for the other requirements to be satisfied so the district will be
in full compliance before that time limit.
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