FireProtectionScore
About FireProtectionScore
An educational PerilScore network site for address-level fire response access context.
FireProtectionScore is part of the PerilScore network. It makes the Protection signal easier to understand before someone checks a US street address.
The site separates two kinds of information. Context hubs publish small HIFLD station inventories for named places. The free address path calculates Protection from routed station access. A place inventory is never presented as a property result.
FireProtectionScore is independent from local fire departments and official classification providers. Network attribution and links to PerilScore remain visible throughout the site.
What the site teaches
Distance gates run first: above 7 road miles gives base 10, and above 5 road miles gives base 9. At 5 miles or less, estimated time gives base 1 at 3 minutes or less, 2 at 4, 3 at 5, 4 at 6, 5 at 7, 6 at 8, 7 at 10, and 8 above 10 minutes. A volunteer signal in the public station name adds one, capped at 10. Strong covers 1 through 3, Adequate covers 4 through 6, Limited covers 7 through 8, and Remote covers 9 through 10. Lower is stronger. Guides explain each rule, examples freeze the arithmetic, and glossary pages define the reading language.
Published limits
Protection excludes hydrants, water supply and flow, building construction, sprinklers, alarms, apparatus, detailed staffing, mutual aid, live dispatch, current traffic, and incident conditions. It cannot predict response or loss. A station name signal is a heuristic and does not certify staffing. Context hubs disclose source snapshots and never receive an area Protection number. HIFLD provides stations rather than departments, and CITY does not establish jurisdiction.
Protection does not calculate ISO, PPC, or FSRS classifications, and FireProtectionScore has no affiliation with those organizations or programs. Read the methodology or check a US street address.
Editorial commitments
Every educational page begins with the practical answer, shows mechanics with labeled illustrative numbers, states what the result cannot prove, and links back to the methodology. Local hubs disclose the station snapshot, match limits, display cap, and name-signal limits. Core content renders without JavaScript, and the primary next step remains the theme address form.
The site favors concrete rules over place-wide claims. When evidence cannot answer an address question, the page says so. When a source field has a narrower meaning than its label might suggest, the limitation stays beside the fact.
Corrections and change context
Source dates and method versions make revisions easier to explain. A changed station snapshot, updated route, corrected public name, or revised methodology should be identified according to the kind of change it represents. This separation supports clear corrections without rewriting the scope of Protection.
Methodology
Public data. Real science. No black boxes.
Every score is computed from decades of public weather records using physics-based probability modeling. It's the same approach used by insurance and risk management professionals.
- Decades of public weather data
Hurricane tracks, storm intensities, fire perimeters, hail reports, all drawn from public scientific archives. We don't use proprietary data. You can audit every input.
- Physics-based probability modeling
Scores reflect how the actual peril behaves: wind fields, fire spread, ground shaking, and storm tracks. The model keeps the physics visible instead of flattening every place into a broad average.
- Used by professionals
The same PerilScore data layer is used by insurance and risk management professionals. We publish it here so anyone can find authoritative risk numbers for their location.
Frequently asked questions
What does Protection measure?
Does a city have one Protection score?
Does Protection include hydrants or water flow?
Why is lower stronger?
What happens above five road miles?
Can two streets in one ZIP differ?
What does a volunteer signal mean?
Is Protection an official classification?
Check Protection for a specific property
Protection is calculated for a US street address from routed station distance, drive time, and station type. Area inventories provide context but do not receive a Protection number.