The coast news, january 20, 2017

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Storms soak county By Steve Puterski

Challenge accepted The Great Kindness Challenge, a weeklong event created by Carlsbad-based Kids 4 Peace, kicks off Sunday with a beach rally at 2 p.m. at Tamarack State Beach. See the full story on page A8. Courtesy photo

REGION — The rains have come again and this time they are expected to bring quite a punch. According to the National Weather Service, the coast is forecasted to receive two to four inches, while the inland valleys are expected to see between three to six inches from Thursday through Monday. In the mountains, meanwhile, five to 10 inches are estimated and the NWS reports flash flooding and river flooding is possible. Also, debris flow and mudslides from recent burn areas could be possible as well. According to the NWS, a series of four storms will drench much of Southern California. The first storm ar-

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rived late Wednesday night with showers into Thursday with light to moderate rainfall. The second storm hits Friday with moderate to heavy precipitation, while the third systemTHE arrives Saturday. Rain is expectVISTA ed to be light to moderate. The finalNEWS storm lands Sunday and continues into Monday with moderate to heavy conditions and, “possibly the strongest of the four storms,” the NWS reported. As for the surf, “potentially damaging” waves are expected, especially Saturday where sets are forecasted to be at 15 RANCHO feet. SFNEWS Powerful rip currents will also make for dangerous swimming conditions

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High fire score could mean low insurance rates By Bianca Kaplanek

The Insurance Service Office upgrades the Solana Beach Fire Department’s Public Protection Classification to a 1, the highest rating, which means fire insurance rates for property owners could go down. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

ISO surveyed 48,632 communities nationwide. Only178 fire departments, including Solana Beach’s, received the highest rating. The components affect-

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ing the score include the performance of the fire department, the available water supply and the communications systems in place, such as dispatch.

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Over the past several years, the Solana Beach Fire Department has been working hard to improve its rating with many efforts in community risk reduction, according to a press release from fire Chief Mike Stein. These efforts include code adoption and enforcement, public fire safety education, fire investigations and pre-fire planning inspections. Stein said improvements in all areas attributed to the improved score but he mostly credited an increase in the number of fire inspections and the department becoming more data driven. He said the latter helped

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SOLANA BEACH — Solana Beach property owners may soon get a break on fire insurance thanks to the efforts of the city’s firefighters. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) recently upgraded the department’s Public Protection Classification from a 3, assigned in 2012, to a 1. The new rating becomes effective March 1. The ISO reviews public fire suppression capabilities and develops a classification for insurance companies, allowing them to assess the risk of local fire protection. The 1-10 rating scale is used to establish appropriate fire insurance premiums for residential and commercial properties.

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