‘It’s a passion, our calling’: Lake City Fire Department now rated top 3% in the country

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) -Every 5 years, every fire department in the United States must undergo an ISO evaluation where they’re rated 1 through 10, with the lower the better.

“We were highly anticipating dropping from a 4 to a 3,” Joshua Wehinger, the Fire Chief, said. “With the goal of the next couple of years working towards a 2.”

ISO stands for Insurance Services Office, and each fire station’s rating directly affects property insurance premiums for the respective residents in the area.

Lake City Fire Department, which was previously rated a class 4, just got its score back, and they are now a class 2.

“Insurance companies look at the ISO ratings for our area, and they write the insurance premiums off of that,” Chief Wehinger shared. “It shows how we respond and how we show up to a f