What is a Protection Class?  

A WSRB Protection Class (PC) is a score from 1 to 10 that represents the community-provided fire protection capabilities available at a specific property. A PC of 1 indicates exemplary fire protection capabilities are available; a PC of 10 indicates the fire protection capabilities, if any, are not sufficient to receive credit for insurance. Each community in Washington state has a PC, which is used as a starting point to determine the PC of individual properties. 

WSRB assigns a PC to each property in Washington state based on:  

• PC of the community the property is in. 

• Distance to a recognized, responding fire station. 

• Distance to a standard fire hydrant. 

• Fire-department-supplied water if the property is not near a standard fire hydrant (known as water tender operations). 

Protection Class ratings for individual dwelling and commercial properties are available by calling WSRB Customer Service at (206) 217-0101 or emailing customerservice@wsrb.com.