Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
City of Asheville Fire Department
Asheville, NC · ~301 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Asheville Fire Department runs at 281% 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 Asheville Fire Department: 9.0 TCR = 281% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Asheville Fire Department safety composite
City of Asheville Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 9 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.2
2021→2024
City of Asheville Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Asheville Fire Department's TCR fell 3.2 from 11.4 in 2021 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=11.4 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=9.3 · 2024=8.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 281% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #32/36
- PHOTO Oswego Fire Protecti…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 109 inj
- SIZE ~301 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oswego Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Asheville Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Asheville Fire Department
9 TCR
- Oswego Fire Pr
Oswego Fire Protection District
9 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
9 TCR
- Aurora Fire De
Aurora Fire Department
9 TCR
- County Fire/ S
County Fire/ Special Districts
9 TCR
What this shows City of Asheville Fire Department averages 9.0 TCR (281% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Asheville Fire Department TCR series: 2021=11.4 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=9.3 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Asheville Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
City of Asheville 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 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Asheville
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, NC · 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 | Oswego Fire Protection District | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aurora Fire Department | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | County Fire/ Special Districts | 9.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Operations Center | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Fayetteville | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3612 | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4458 | 301 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC | 8,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biltmore Workforce Management | 1,894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Medical Associates | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Care Partners | 1,018 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home2 Suites Atascadero | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gulf Pointe Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunnyvale Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchor Fabrication | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABB Installation Products Caribe | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Passavant | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Dalton GA Virgil | 301 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.