Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Iowa
City of Ames - Fire Department
Ames, IA · ~74 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Ames - Fire Department runs at 401% 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 of Ames - Fire Department: 12.8 TCR = 401% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Ames - Fire Department safety composite
City of Ames - Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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 Ames - Fire Department: 10.2 → 12.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 16.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2024
City of Ames - Fire Department's TCR rose 1.8 from 10.2 in 2022 to 12.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 16.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.8 · 401% of ind
- DART 12.0 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO Village of Riverside…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Riverside - Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Ames - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City of Albany
City of Albany Fire Station 14
12.9 TCR
- This site
City of Ames - Fire Department
12.8 TCR
- Village of Riv
Village of Riverside - Fire Department
12.8 TCR
- Town of Guilfo
Town of Guilford Fire Department
12.8 TCR
- Northwest St.
Northwest St. Clair County Fire Fire Protection District
12.8 TCR
What this shows City of Ames - Fire Department averages 12.8 TCR (401% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Ames - Fire Department TCR series: 2022=10.2 · 2023=16.3 · 2024=12 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Ames - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 34% 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 #11 safest of 18 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Iowa.
City of Ames - 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IA · Ames
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 · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | Village of Riverside - Fire Department | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Guilford Fire Department | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northwest St. Clair County Fire Fire Protection District | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Albany Fire Station 14 | 12.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain - Iowa Falls | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services - ADM Clinton | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mittera - Creative Services | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Hartley Plant | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fading West Homes | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Right Step Hill Country | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K&M Tire - Johnstown | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Pak Avocado | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Everidge, Inc. Winnebago | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IES Communications, LLC - Portland | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metal Works | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TMX2522 | 74 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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