Harris County ESD 29 improves Public Protection Classification rating to highest score

A majority of the rating, 60%, is based off of the fire department’s score while the remaining portion, 40%, is based off of available water supply.

To improve the water supply available to fight fires in areas without fire hydrants, ESD 29 purchased a 3,000-gallon water tanker truck in 2017. The ESD also opened Fire Station No. 12 on Cutten Road in 2020.

ISO PPC ratings are given to insurance companies to set property insurance premiums. An ESD with a better PPC rating “makes your home or business less risky and therefore less expensive to insure,” the release states.

Not all insurance companies take ISO ratings into account, but ESD 29 recommends residents communicate this improvement in the district’s rating to their insurance companies.

Most of the ESD’s service area falls to the east of Hwy. 249, and between Stuebner Airline and Cutten Roads. For more information on the ESD, click here.