Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
City of Norwich: Fire Department
Norwich, CT · ~61 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Norwich: Fire Department runs at 519% 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 Norwich: Fire Department: 16.6 TCR = 519% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Norwich: Fire Department safety composite
City of Norwich: Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−6.9
2019→2024
City of Norwich: Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Norwich: Fire Department's TCR fell 6.9 from 15.9 in 2019 to 9.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 21.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=15.9 · 2020=20.5 · 2021=12.3 · 2022=20.8 · 2023=21.1 · 2024=9.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Norwich, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.6 · 519% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #88/113
- PHOTO Franklin Park Fire D…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 60 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Franklin Park Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Norwich: Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 077 LONG CREEK
077 LONG CREEK FPD
16.7 TCR
- This site
City of Norwich: Fire Department
16.6 TCR
- Franklin Park
Franklin Park Fire Department
16.6 TCR
- Chatham Fire D
Chatham Fire Department
16.6 TCR
- Richmond Towns
Richmond Township Fire Protection District
16.6 TCR
What this shows City of Norwich: Fire Department averages 16.6 TCR (519% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Norwich: Fire Department TCR series: 2019=15.9 · 2020=20.5 · 2021=12.3 · 2022=20.8 · 2023=21.1 · 2024=9 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Norwich: Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #88 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
City of Norwich: 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 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20.8 | 9.7 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20.5 | 11.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.9 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Norwich
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 63 employers in Norwich, CT · 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 | Franklin Park Fire Department | 16.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chatham Fire Department | 16.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond Township Fire Protection District | 16.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 077 LONG CREEK FPD | 16.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Division | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kim Industries Inc. | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BACKUS HOSPITAL | 1,819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The William W Backus Hospital | 1,604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc Eastern Connecticut | 467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SNE Southern New England | 329 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kre-Bsl Husky Blenheim-Newport Operation LLC | 16.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Starr Pass | 16.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis Living Kirkland Waterfront | 16.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Remmey The Pallet Co Lehighton | 16.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 5015096 - SFO Terminal 1C | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mesa - Ventura | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Skycoat LLC | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 008m - Buford | 61 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.