County government has released a statement to the press stating that the Dickson County residents in the area could see a reduction in their homeowner’s insurance served by the new county fire station on West Iron Hill Road. So now the the Dickson County Emergency Management Agency has made a request to the Insurance Services Office to conduct a survey of the station which was constructed at 2241 West Iron Hill Road.

Alex Shubert, who works with the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Processing Center, has written a letter stating that the ISO survey has resulted in the rating for the area improving from 9/10 to 6/6X. He said that the homeowners in the affected area need to contact their insurance providers to let them know of the new ISO rating as most of he insurance companies use the ISO ratings as one of the factors in finalizing the coverage premiums. This significant improvement could thus mean reduced premiums for them.

According to the home insurance expert, KJ VanDerwerken, the equipment insurance Services Office was added to better the fire and emergency medical service. The Dickson County Mayor Bob Rial has said that the reduced ISO rating was intended to lower insurance premiums for residents in the service area. Rial said that the county’s investment in the new fire station would mean tax payers save more money and while doing so save lives and property. It is a two way win.

County EMA Director Rob Fisher has said that this is a big achievement for DCEMA/Fire in such a short time as this will improve public safety. The recent classification system has now rated the homes within five road miles of the station with access to a fire hydrant in the first number and the same homes without access to a fire hydrant in the second number.