Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department
South San Francisco, CA · ~99 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department runs at 712% 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 South San Francisco - Fire Department: 22.8 TCR = 712% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department safety composite
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 22.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−5.2
2023→2024
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department injury rate improved
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department's TCR fell 5.2 from 25.4 in 2023 to 20.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 25.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=25.4 · 2024=20.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · South San Francisco, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 22.8 · 712% of ind
- DART 12.8 DART
- RANK #68/87
- PHOTO Station 1: Gothard
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Station 1: Gothard (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of South San Francisco - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City Of Meride
City Of Meriden Fire Department #5
22.9 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : TGU
22.9 TCR
- This site
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department
22.8 TCR
- Station 1: Got
Station 1: Gothard
22.8 TCR
- SOUTHERN REGIO
SOUTHERN REGION : MVU
22.8 TCR
What this shows City of South San Francisco - Fire Department averages 22.8 TCR (712% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of South San Francisco - Fire Department TCR series: 2023=25.4 · 2024=20.2 · BLS 3.2
Where City of South San Francisco - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 6% 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 #68 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
City of South San Francisco - 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 | 20.2 | 12.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25.4 | 23.6 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · South San Francisco
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 · 136 employers in South San Francisco, 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 | Station 1: Gothard | 22.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTHERN REGION : MVU | 22.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Of Meriden Fire Department #5 | 22.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : TGU | 22.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MARIA ELENA RUIZ MORALES | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | La Verne Nursery, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Sun Grower Services - North | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Santa Paula Plant #3 | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Genentech SSF | 13,259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-02120951 | 1,497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspiranet | 1,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0206-02620951 | 1,178 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nodaway Nursing Home | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SEASEATACWA | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tidewater Logistics LLC | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohio Wesleyan University** | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mapleton Community Home | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txpor - Port Arthur | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tncle - Cleveland | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohwim - Wilmington | 99 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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