North Wildwood Fire Department Rated in Top 4% in the Nation
North Wildwood – On December 14, 2021, Mayor Patrick Rosenello and North Wildwood Fire Chief Dominick McClain were officially notified that after a long and extensive evaluation, the Insurance Services Office (ISO) provided the North Wildwood Fire Department (NWFD) a Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating of 2. This places the NWFD in the top 4% of fire departments in the nation. This rating will save North Wildwood City taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars on their insurance premiums. Including the City of North Wildwood, only 26 other Fire Departments in the state of New Jersey and only 1,789 in the United States can claim this honor and recognition.
Since 1971, the Insurance Services Office (ISO) evaluates and provides classifications of fire departments throughout the United States, based on a fire department’s ability to mitigate and prevent fires in commercial and residential structures within their community. This evaluation examines a multitude of factors when determining risk, such as manpower, water supply, community risk reduction, training, communication capabilities and response times, as well as location of the firehouse and proximity to the farthest part of the community. The outcome is a public protection classification (PPC) score, which is rated on a scale from 1 to 10. The lower the PPC, the better it is for communities, and subsequently, the more affordable homeowner’s insurance premiums are within the community. Insurance companies will utilize this information to underwrite their policies, providing residents of those communities with better homeowners’ insurance premiums.
The members of the North Wildwood Fire Department take great pride in serving the residents and visitors of our great City. Training, professionalism, and dedication all played pivotal roles in obtaining this milestone for the residents of North Wildwood.
“This was no easy accomplishment for the North Wildwood Fire Department, as evidenced by the select few who have been able to attain this honor,” said Mayor Patrick Rosenello. “Congratulations to Fire Chief Dominick McClain, Deputy Chief Michael Blizzard, and the North Wildwood Fire Department for their dedication to the safety of our town. It is the dedicated efforts of our public servants like the North Wildwood Fire Department that continue to make this town a great place to both live and vacation.”
