Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
City of Charleston - Fire Department
Charleston, IL · ~35 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Charleston - Fire Department runs at 388% 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 Charleston - Fire Department: 12.4 TCR = 388% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Charleston - Fire Department safety composite
City of Charleston - Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 12.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−40.0
2020→2024
City of Charleston - Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Charleston - Fire Department's TCR fell 40.0 from 43.8 in 2020 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 43.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=43.8 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Charleston, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.4 · 388% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #175/262
- PHOTO 1096 Wood Dale FPD
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1096 Wood Dale FPD (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Charleston - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Puget Sound Re
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
12.5 TCR
- This site
City of Charleston - Fire Department
12.4 TCR
- 1096 Wood Dale
1096 Wood Dale FPD
12.4 TCR
- Inverness Fire
Inverness Fire Protection District
12.4 TCR
- City of Rosemo
City of Rosemount Fire Department
12.4 TCR
What this shows City of Charleston - Fire Department averages 12.4 TCR (388% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Charleston - Fire Department TCR series: 2020=43.8 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Charleston - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #175 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
City of Charleston - Fire Department has fewer 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 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 43.8 | 29.2 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Charleston
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 41 employers in Charleston, IL · 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 | 1096 Wood Dale FPD | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inverness Fire Protection District | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Rosemount Fire Department | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Beloit Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPage Water Commission | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastern Illinois University | 2,096 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charleston CUSD #1 | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 612 | 300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education | 267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Plumbing Supply - Auburn | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NMA008 | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Intermountain Lift, Inc. | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DIA4 | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Savant Construction, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenwood's Hubbard Chevrolet | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Impact Fire - Dallas | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | White Marsh Elementary | 35 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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