McCall sees fire rate fall to lowest number

With an ISO rating of 4/4X McCall residents should see drop in homeowners’ insurance beginning February 1st

Residents living within the McCall Volunteer Fire Department fire district should begin receiving a discount on their homeowners' insurance premium beginning Feb. 1 after the department received an ISO rating of four, which is the lowest score a volunteer fire department can receive.

McCall Fire Chief Charles Jackson said the department received notices from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) that the department's Public Protection Classification for its jurisdiction has improved from an ISO 5 to an ISO rating of 4.

“We've done as good as we can do,” Jackson said. “You can't get belo...