North Carolina Insurance Commissioner/State Fire Marshal Mike Causey has announced that the Oregon Hill Fire Districts completed their routine inspection and has received a Fire Insurance Protection Class rating of a 5/9E effective June 1, 2018. Oregon Hill Fire District area was previously rated as a protection class 5/9S with the 5 rating only applying to properties within 1000 feet of a fire hydrant. This new rating will include the entire district with the exception of properties past 5 miles from the fire station. This area will remain a protection class 9E.
The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), is required on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System (NCRRS). Among other things, the routine inspections look for proper staffing levels, sufficient equipment, and proper maintenance of equipment, communications capabilities and availability of a water source.