Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Virginia
City of Fairfax Fire Department
Fairfax, VA · ~69 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Fairfax Fire Department runs at 501% 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 Fairfax Fire Department: 16.0 TCR = 501% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Fairfax Fire Department safety composite
City of Fairfax Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 25.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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 Fairfax Fire Department: 7.5 → 28.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 28.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.6× in 2024
City of Fairfax Fire Department's TCR rose 21.1 from 7.5 in 2021 to 28.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Fairfax, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.0 · 501% of ind
- DART 25.7 DART
- RANK #28/29
- PHOTO North Kitsap Fire an…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Kitsap Fire and Rescue (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Fairfax Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- North Kitsap F
North Kitsap Fire and Rescue
16.1 TCR
- FIRE PUB. SAFE
FIRE PUB. SAFETY 475 S. 300 E.
16.1 TCR
- This site
City of Fairfax Fire Department
16 TCR
- Carlton Fire a
Carlton Fire and Ambulance
16 TCR
- City of Monroe
City of Monroe Fire Department
16 TCR
What this shows City of Fairfax Fire Department averages 16.0 TCR (501% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Fairfax Fire Department TCR series: 2021=7.5 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=20.3 · 2024=28.6 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Fairfax Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 29 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Virginia.
City of Fairfax 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 | 28.6 | 25.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · VA · Fairfax
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 226 employers in Fairfax, VA · 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 | North Kitsap Fire and Rescue | 16.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carlton Fire and Ambulance | 16.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Monroe Fire Department | 16.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FIRE PUB. SAFETY 475 S. 300 E. | 16.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CHESAPEAKE DIST | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.C. Spratt, Inc. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WG Construction Co., Inc. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Canada company,LLC | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Health System | 2,608 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Physician Group | 2,539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 1,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale | 870 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FKG Logistics LLC | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Galvanizing | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burnham LLC d/b/a Burnham Commercial Steel Plant | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shawnee Colonial Estates | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 5065 - AL Mobile County Metro Jail | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MEC Electrical Contractors Inc | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allegiance Home Health of Northwest Louisiana, LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OPEX Corp. Site 3 Plano | 69 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.