Protecting residents in the Rock Ridge community isn’t a task that volunteer firefighters take lightly, nor was the chance to save those residents money.
Now thanks to their hard work, improved fire district ratings will result in lower insurance rates starting in May.
“There has been a lot of hard work and dedication by all of our members and a lot of help from our mutual aid companies to make this possible,” said Assistant Fire Chief Jim Miller. “Departments are required to demonstrate their performance in front of assigned inspectors, and I was so proud of our guys when it was our turn.”
The Office of the State Fire Marshal usually does inspections of departments every five to seven years, but the last inspection for Rock Ridge was in 2007. With the new inspection, the department went from a Class 7 to a Class 4 insurance rating for properties within five miles of the district.