Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
City of Bakersfield Fire Department
Bakersfield, CA · ~202 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
City of Bakersfield Fire Department runs at 528% 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 Bakersfield Fire Department: 16.9 TCR = 528% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Bakersfield Fire Department safety composite
City of Bakersfield Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 38% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−1.0
2017→2024
City of Bakersfield Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Bakersfield Fire Department's TCR fell 1.0 from 13.5 in 2017 to 12.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 28.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.5 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=22.3 · 2021=21.9 · 2022=28.5 · 2023=11.4 · 2024=12.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Bakersfield, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 16.9 · 528% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #45/87
- PHOTO NORTHERN REGION : HUU
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 254 inj
- SIZE ~202 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NORTHERN REGION : HUU (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Bakersfield Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cortland Commu
Cortland Community Fire Protection District
17 TCR
- This site
City of Bakersfield Fire Department
16.9 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : HUU
16.9 TCR
- Homer Township
Homer Township Fire Protection District
16.9 TCR
- Plainfield Fir
Plainfield Fire Protection District
16.9 TCR
What this shows City of Bakersfield Fire Department averages 16.9 TCR (528% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Bakersfield Fire Department TCR series: 2017=13.5 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=22.3 · 2021=21.9 · 2022=28.5 · 2023=11.4 · 2024=12.5 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Bakersfield Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
City of Bakersfield 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 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28.5 | 21.6 | 38 | 57 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.9 | 16.9 | 26 | 44 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22.3 | 13.8 | 34 | 37 | 1 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Bakersfield
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 818 employers in Bakersfield, CA · 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 | NORTHERN REGION : HUU | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Homer Township Fire Protection District | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plainfield Fire Protection District | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cortland Community Fire Protection District | 17.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RCF-SALINAS | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROSAS CORPORATION | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horizon Nut Company Tulare | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Impresa Aerospace | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Bakersfield | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-04 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1 | 4,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ferdinand Inc | 16.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lahser Pre-Vocational Centers | 16.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation | 16.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mndul - Duluth | 16.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TIM at CF Industries Donaldsonville LA | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edgerton Hospital | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ShopRite of Palisades Park | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Specialty Hospital - Evansville, LLC | 202 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.