Working Together for Safer Communities

Verisk's Community Hazard Mitigation team actively works with fire departments, building departments, water suppliers, and municipalities with our Public Protection Classification (PPC®), Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS®), water outreach, and emergency communication center review programs. With your participation and cooperation, we will attain our ultimate goal: safer communities.

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Introducing Mitigate: A New Resource Website for the Fire Community

Verisk has launched a new, innovative resource for the fire community: Mitigate. Designed to help you improve your fire protection efforts, Mitigate offers tools and resources to help benchmark performance, improve operations, and facilitate communications with Verisk. Participation is free.

Sign up now to join Mitigate

Michael MorashMichael Morash
Vice President, Community Hazard Mitigation
mmorash@verisk.com

Hugh Skip GibsonHugh “Skip” Gibson
Manager, National Water Resources
hugh.gibson@verisk.com

Michael MorashMichael Morash
Vice President, Community Hazard Mitigation
mmorash@verisk.com

chris millerChristopher Miller
Senior Technical Coordinator – BCEGS
Community Hazard Mitigation
cmiller@verisk.com

Sherry HarperSherry Harper
Director of Natural Hazards
SHarper@verisk.com

Announcing the Official ISO Commendation Bar

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Your Department has worked hard to achieve the highest level Public Protection Classification rating.

Display your accomplishment on your dress uniform with a high quality commendation bar designed especially for ISO Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Departments.

Quantity Pricing Available upon request.

Get Your Quote
Chris Etheredge
FirePoint Productions
chris@firepointpro.com

Fire Suppression Rating Schedule

Our ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS), evaluates four primary categories of fire suppression — fire department, emergency communications, water supply, and community risk reduction. The FSRS includes standards set by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). See the standards and registration instructions. Learn more about the FSRS and obtain the latest edition.

Events

PPC Class: The ISO Grading Schedule

Date: November 29, 2021
Location: Rochester, MN

Missouri Valley Fire Chiefs Conference

Date: August 30 - September 2, 2021
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Understanding the ISO PPC Rating System

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Location:Alpine, CA

See all upcoming Events

CFP News

Leverage FEMA grants to make communities safer before the next natural disaster

The aftermath of a natural disaster is a nightmare situation for any community. At that point, when you're facing destroyed homes and businesses, power outages, and scarcity of resources, the only focus is recovery or fixing those emergency concerns.

Mitigate web portal provides free data-driven resources to improve community fire protection

The foundation of an effective fire department is knowledge–an attribute that firefighters display every day in communities across the United States. But other components of successful fire protection can vary by community, including adequate water supply, training, and equipment.

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