Fire and rescue service · Illinois
Chicago Heights Fire Department
Chicago Heights, IL · ~73 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Heights Fire Department runs at 303% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire and rescue service workplace, earning a grade F.
Chicago Heights Fire Department: 9.7 TCR = 303% of Fire and rescue service BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Heights Fire Department safety composite
Chicago Heights Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 9.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Chicago Heights Fire Department: 8.5 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.62× in 2024
Chicago Heights Fire Department's TCR rose 2.3 from 8.5 in 2021 to 10.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 303% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #129/262
- PHOTO City of Eagan - Fire…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Eagan - Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago Heights Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chicago Heights Fire Department
9.7 TCR
- City of Eagan
City of Eagan - Fire Department
9.7 TCR
- Fire Station 2
Fire Station 206
9.7 TCR
- 228 GODFREY FI
228 GODFREY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
9.7 TCR
- City of Wood R
City of Wood River
9.6 TCR
What this shows Chicago Heights Fire Department averages 9.7 TCR (303% of the Fire and rescue service BLS benchmark).
Chicago Heights Fire Department TCR series: 2021=8.5 · 2024=10.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Chicago Heights Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire and rescue service establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #129 safest of 262 Fire and rescue service employers in Illinois.
Chicago Heights Fire Department has more employees than the Fire and rescue service median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Chicago Heights
793 Fire and rescue service employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | City of Eagan - Fire Department | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 206 | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 228 GODFREY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Wood River | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Operations | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Civil Constructors Inc Moline Structures Divison | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Standard Sheet Metal Works, Inc | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stark Exterminators 5111 | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lancaster | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 12667 - Euclid | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Pomona | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DISCO Hi-Tec America, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avamere Rehabilitation of Coos Bay | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mane USA | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hamlet Assisted Living Operator LLC | 73 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.