Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Iowa
City of Altoona- Fire Department
Altoona, IA · ~64 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Altoona- Fire Department runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade A.
City of Altoona- Fire Department: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Altoona- Fire Department safety composite
City of Altoona- Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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 of Altoona- Fire Department: 1.3 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.8 TCR · DART/TCR 2.04× in 2024
City of Altoona- Fire Department's TCR rose 1.5 from 1.3 in 2022 to 2.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Altoona, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #1/18
- PHOTO Fox Lake Fire Protec…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fox Lake Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Altoona- Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Altoona- Fire Department
1.4 TCR
- Fox Lake Fire
Fox Lake Fire Protection District
1.4 TCR
- Emergency Mana
Emergency Management
1.3 TCR
- Frontier Fire
Frontier Fire Protection
1.3 TCR
- North Palos Fi
North Palos Fire Protection District
1.3 TCR
What this shows City of Altoona- Fire Department averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Altoona- Fire Department TCR series: 2022=1.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Altoona- Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 18 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Iowa.
City of Altoona- Fire Department 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IA · Altoona
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 52 employers in Altoona, IA · 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 | Fox Lake Fire Protection District | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emergency Management | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frontier Fire Protection | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Palos Fire Protection District | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Renwick REN1 | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bilfinger Industrial Services, Inc | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heartland Asphalt, Inc. | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casion | 1,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventureland Resort | 1,040 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel | 877 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mannington - Madison LVT | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meridian Service Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Ridge Therapy Connection | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Emporium Reman | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L & R Well Service Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA - Laredo, Bob Bullock Loop | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Custom Bottling, LLC | 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.