Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Tennessee
City Fire Protection Services
Chattanooga, TN · ~420 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City Fire Protection Services runs at 263% 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.
City Fire Protection Services: 8.4 TCR = 263% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City Fire Protection Services safety composite
City Fire Protection Services scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
City Fire Protection Services: 7.2 → 9.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.6× in 2024
City Fire Protection Services's TCR rose 2.5 from 7.2 in 2022 to 9.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 263% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~420 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FIRE DEPARTMENT (0.0 TCR gap)
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City Fire Protection Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City Fire Protection Services
8.4 TCR
- FIRE DEPARTMEN
FIRE DEPARTMENT
8.4 TCR
- City of Portag
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Fire Division
8.4 TCR
- Preston Fire D
Preston Fire Department
8.4 TCR
- Winfield Fire
Winfield Fire Protection Dist
8.4 TCR
What this shows City Fire Protection Services averages 8.4 TCR (263% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City Fire Protection Services TCR series: 2022=7.2 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 3.2
Where City Fire Protection Services falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Tennessee.
City Fire Protection Services has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu 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 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · TN · Chattanooga
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 695 employers in Chattanooga, TN · 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 | FIRE DEPARTMENT | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Fire Division | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Preston Fire Department | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Winfield Fire Protection Dist | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TPI Corporation | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 950 | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MEMPHIS (TNEBR) | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schneider Electric | 419 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA COKE | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USXpress | 7,385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cardiology GB | 6,606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Falcon Ridge Middle School | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delivery Station | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Falcon Express Logistics LLC | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loxley Retail Support Center - Ace Hardware | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blackfoot - BAF | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WI_Fond du Lac_279 Trowbridge_call ctr_62108000 | 420 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.