Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Citizens Fire Department
Seymour, CT · ~64 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 21.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Citizens Fire Department runs at 672% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Citizens Fire Department: 21.5 TCR = 672% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Citizens Fire Department safety composite
Citizens Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 21.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Citizens Fire Department: 18.5 → 36.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 684.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
Citizens Fire Department's TCR rose 18.2 from 18.5 in 2021 to 36.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 684.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Seymour, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 21.5 · 672% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #100/113
- PHOTO SOUTHERN REGION : MMU
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SOUTHERN REGION : MMU (0.0 TCR gap)
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Citizens Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Emergency
Fire Emergency Services Station 71
21.7 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : BTU
21.6 TCR
- This site
Citizens Fire Department
21.5 TCR
- SOUTHERN REGIO
SOUTHERN REGION : MMU
21.5 TCR
- Highland Towns
Highland Township Fire Department
21.5 TCR
What this shows Citizens Fire Department averages 21.5 TCR (672% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Citizens Fire Department TCR series: 2021=18.5 · 2022=9.3 · 2023=684.9 · 2024=36.7 · BLS 3.2
Where Citizens Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #100 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Citizens Fire Department has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 | 36.7 | 7.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 684.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Seymour
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 41 employers in Seymour, CT · 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 | SOUTHERN REGION : MMU | 21.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highland Township Fire Department | 21.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : BTU | 21.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Emergency Services Station 71 | 21.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy, Connecticut - Portland | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ronnie DeMeo Construction Inc. | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookwood Laminating Inc. | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2967-CT32 | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thule Group | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shady Knoll Health Center, INC | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 226_344 | 180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP 100603 | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Enterprise | 21.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 224 Millennium Knickerbocker, Chicago | 21.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BFI3 | 21.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foam Fabricators, Inc. | 21.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sliman's Sales & Service, Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMG | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plas-Tec Corp | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bowling Green KY FXFE-BWG | 64 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.