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La Conner’s Volunteer Fire Department was excited to learn that the town’s fire protection rating has improved.

What this means for homeowners is the possibility of obtaining better rates on their homeowners fire insurance.

Fire Chief Josh Morrison said that when the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau conducted an audit earlier this month, he thought it went well.

Later, he learned that the town’s fire protection rating has gone from a 7 to a 6 — in this case, the lower the number the better on a scale of 1 to 10.

“I am really proud of our firefighters,” Mayor Ramon Hayes said.

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