City insurance rank improves

Home insurance rates might lower for Green River residents after a new rating for the city was issued by the Insurance Service Office.

The ISO rates cities on a variety of criteria regarding how well-prepared a city is to deal with a fire, which include fire department response times and how high a city’s fire flows are within its water system.

Green River was upgraded from a four rating to a three, which goes into effect March 2016. The ratings ISO gives are based on a 10-point scale with one being the best rating a municipality can receive.

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