St. George Fire Protection District earns 'Class 1 rating 2 months 3 weeks 1 day ago Thursday, December 31 2020 Dec 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 8:31 AM December 31, 2020 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - The St. George Fire Protection District has earned a 'Class 1' rating that will go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2021. A release concerning its upgraded status was issued Thursday (Dec. 31). The release stated, in part: "Chief Gerard C. Tarleton has been notified by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana that the St. George Fire Protection District is rated to have improved from a Public Fire Protection Classification of Class 2 to Class 1, effective January 1, 2021. This is the highest fire department recognition awarded by PIAL, which rates fire departments in the State of Louisiana.