Tonganoxie Fire Department improves ISO rating
The City of Tonganoxie and the Tonganoxie Fire Department have proudly announced an improvement in their Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. Starting January 1, 2025, the city's new ISO rating will be Class 2, an upgrade from the previous Class 3, which was completed in 2019. This rating is part of the Public Protection Classification (PPC) program, which evaluates a community’s fire protection services, including fire department resources, 911 dispatch capabilities, water supply, and community risk reduction. ISO ratings range from 1 to 10, with Class 1 being the highest, representing superior fire protection, and Class 10 indicating that the area doesn’t meet minimum fire suppression criteria. Out of more than 38,000 fire departments evaluated across the U.S., only 7% achieve a Class 2 rating or better. The Tonganoxie Fire Department joins the City of Leavenworth Fire Department, as the only two agencies in Leavenworth County with a Class 2 rating; the other agencies in the County range from a 3.5-10.
Per the Kansas Insurance Department, several factors can affect your homeowner’s and/or renter’s insurance premiums, including local fire protection. They suggest that insurance companies take into account a community’s firefighting capability when determining premiums, specifically the fire protection class rating assigned to your address. For more information on this, please visit: https://insurance.kansas.gov
Spooktacular & Mayor’s Christmas tree lighting event
Tonganoxie Business Association is coordinating the Annual Spooktacular Event for Friday October 25th, 6pm-8pm, along 4th Street downtown. The City is also gearing up for this year’s Mayor’s tree lighting event which will be on Saturday November 23rd. This year’s theme is “Tinsel Town”. Each year the event kicks off with a food drive held by students at TES, TMS and Genesis schools. This year the food drive will be the week of November 18th and conclude with City staff collecting and delivering the donations on November 22nd to Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank to benefit Tonganoxie and nearby residents. The annual parade will be Saturday the 23rd at 5:00pm and will start at 4th Street and Delaware Street and conclude at the Tonganoxie Public Library. The class collecting the most items for the food drive will lead the parade with Mayor Frese and later get to have a pizza party with the Mayor. The tree lighting will be held in the library parking lot at 6:00pm. There will be food, music, games and a special visit from Santa himself. Special thanks to a small but mighty group of volunteers that coordinate the Mayor’s Tree and downtown decorations.
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