Many taxpayers who live in Clackamas Fire District # 1 are now eligible for hundreds of dollars in savings on their homeowner's insurance due to improvements made by Clackamas Fire District #1. Clackamas Fire District #1 has recently been re-evaluated for its public fire protection classification by the Insurance Services Office (ISO).
  The ISO, which is based out of Chicago, Illinois, is recognized by most major insurance companies throughout the United States as an agency that rates fire departments using a wide variety of criteria on their effectiveness and ability to protect a community and, more specifically, homes and property. ISO's rating and evaluation criteria has been used to measure the major elements of Clackamas Fire District #1's public fire suppression system. The rating criteria measures the major elements of the fire district's fire suppression system.  These measurements then developed into a Public Protection Classification number on a relative scale from 1 to 10, with 10 representing less than the minimum recognized protection.
  Clackamas County Fire District #1's fire district is very large and very diverse. The fire district serves over 165,000 citizens and covers an area of 194 square miles in Clackamas County. The fire district serves highly populated cities such as Milwaukie and Oregon City as well as very rural areas such as Beavercreek and the Clarkes District located between Beavercreek and Molalla. The Clarke's District's old ISO rating was a split rating of 7-10. The new rating, which was awarded in August of 2005 by ISO and was effective September 1, 2005, places Clackamas  Fire District #1 at a rating of 3 throughout the entire fire district for any properties within five miles of a fire station. The improved rating was achieved by improvements made in several categories including, fire station locations, equipment, fire fighter training, and emergency service delivery.
  Homeowners who live in the Clarkes and Highland