The Jemison Fire Department has received an improved Insurance Service Organization rating. The ISO rating gives a numerical score to the department with Class 1 being the best. Jemison received a Class 3 on its latest review. Fire Chief John Dennis shared the news with the Jemison City Council during a meeting on Oct. 18. He said having a better ISO rating “is a great savings on everybody’s insurance, residential but especially commercial” because this is a factor many insurance companies use to determine cost for homeowner’s insurance. Dennis said having more personnel working each shift and doing a better job of documenting the training that firefighters received contributed to the better rating. “You have done a great job,” Mayor Eddie Reed told Dennis. Councilman Rex Bittle also thanked Dennis for his leadership of the department.