ISO Facts
  • ISO manages the only database of site-collected, verified information on more than 2 million commercial buildings in the United States.
  • ISO collects and manages information on municipal fire-protection efforts for more than 45,000 fire-response jurisdictions.
  • ISO has information on more than 30,000 protected areas served by community water systems.
  • ISO maintains information on building-code enforcement for more than 9,000 enforcement authorities that provide services to more than 19,000 communities around the country.
  • ISO’s specially trained field force of more than 650 employees gathers on-site information on individual properties and local municipalities.
  • Every year, ISO surveys more than 50,000 fire sprinkler systems in buildings throughout the United States and adds thousands of new sprinklered buildings to our database.

ISO is proud to serve U.S. federal, state, and local agencies in the following areas: fire protection, homeland security, defense, agriculture, housing, labor, and more.
 
ISO’s Key Government Services:

Critical Infrastructure

Community fire protection

ISO partners with municipal fire authorities, city managers, and other community officials to evaluate local fire-protection resources for more than 45,000 areas. We assess a community’s fire-suppression system, including communications, fire departments, and water supply. Communities rely on ISO’s information to plan for, budget, and justify improvements in fire protection and communications infrastructure.    »Read more

Municipal infrastructure

ISO works with municipal building-code authorities to assess and enforce building codes through its Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS™) program. We also work closely with community officials, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and flood insurance participants to help satisfy National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements. ISO administers the NFIP’s Community Rating System — a program that assesses a community’s ability to mitigate flood damage.    »Read more

Municipal water infrastructure

ISO works with community water authorities and local government officials to assess a community’s water-supply infrastructure and collect water-supply data. ISO has extensive information on more than 30,000 areas served by community water systems. By maintaining and evaluating this data, ISO provides crucial information for understanding the entire landscape of risk for specific properties and communities.    »Read more

Commercial building information

ISO collects and maintains on-site property information on millions of commercial buildings and businesses. We collect, verify, and report on a building’s physical location, construction, occupancy, hazards, private and public fire protection, sprinkler system, water supply, and replacement cost, and maintain photos for  many properties.     »Read more

Building inspection services

More than 650 highly trained ISO field representatives — strategically located and electronically connected — visit properties and local municipalities to gather and verify site-specific information on fire protection and physical features of buildings. ISO tools and software systems fully automate inspection operations and workflow management.    »Read more

 
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