Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
City of Highland Fire Department
Highland, IL · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 19.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Highland Fire Department runs at 623% 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 Highland Fire Department: 19.9 TCR = 623% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Highland Fire Department safety composite
City of Highland Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 19.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 39.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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 Highland Fire Department: 0.0 → 39.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 39.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
City of Highland Fire Department's TCR rose 39.9 from 0.0 in 2023 to 39.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Highland, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 19.9 · 623% of ind
- DART 39.9 DART
- RANK #251/262
- PHOTO Station 7-3 West Lak…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Highland Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Station 7-3 We
Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire
20 TCR
- Medora Vol. Fi
Medora Vol. Fire Department
20 TCR
- Derby Fire Dep
Derby Fire Department
20 TCR
- This site
City of Highland Fire Department
19.9 TCR
- City of Anahei
City of Anaheim, Fire Station #1
19.9 TCR
What this shows City of Highland Fire Department averages 19.9 TCR (623% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Highland Fire Department TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=39.9 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Highland Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 11% 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 #251 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
City of Highland 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 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Highland
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 · 40 employers in Highland, 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 | Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire | 20.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Anaheim, Fire Station #1 | 19.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medora Vol. Fire Department | 20.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Derby Fire Department | 20.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Emerald Mound Lebanon Fire Department | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Piper and Sons, Inc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Meter Services North | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HIGHLAND IL | 448 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 435 | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Basler Electric Company - Highland | 329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 435 | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McCoys Building Supply- Aransas Pass | 19.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Isovolta, Inc. | 19.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Bear | 19.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG522 | 19.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Spring WTG | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baker Sanitary Service, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colonial Fayetteville | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Capitol Duluth | 25 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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