North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey has announced that the Burnsville Fire Districts completed their routine inspection and received the new listed rating to go into effect 6/22/22. The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal is required on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System. Among other things, the routine inspections look for proper staffing levels, sufficient equipment, proper maintenance of equipment, communications capabilities and availability of a water source. Burnsville Municipal received a 4, Burnsville TS Rural received 4/9E. The NCRRS rating system ranges from one, the highest to 10, not recognized as a certified fire department by the state, with most rural departments falling into the 9S category. While lower ratings do not necessarily indicate poor service, a higher rating does suggest that a department is overall better equipped to respond to fires in its district. Higher ratings can also significantly lower homeowners insurance rates in that fire district. Commissioner Causey said, “I’d like to congratulate Chief Howell for the department’s performance and for the hard work of all the department members.”
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