Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
City of Wheaton, Fire Department
Wheaton, IL · ~39 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Wheaton, Fire Department runs at 278% 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 Wheaton, Fire Department: 8.9 TCR = 278% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Wheaton, Fire Department safety composite
City of Wheaton, Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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 Wheaton, Fire Department: 8.1 → 10.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2021
City of Wheaton, Fire Department's TCR rose 2.5 from 8.1 in 2017 to 10.5 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.9 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Wheaton, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 278% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #120/262
- PHOTO Arlington Fire Distr…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arlington Fire District (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Wheaton, Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Wheaton, Fire Department
8.9 TCR
- Arlington Fire
Arlington Fire District
8.9 TCR
- Rancho Cucamon
Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District
8.9 TCR
- Windsor Fire C
Windsor Fire Company
8.9 TCR
- Fire Station 9
Fire Station 9
8.8 TCR
What this shows City of Wheaton, Fire Department averages 8.9 TCR (278% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Wheaton, Fire Department TCR series: 2017=8.1 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=10.5 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Wheaton, Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 55% 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 #120 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
City of Wheaton, Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Wheaton
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 · 67 employers in Wheaton, 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 | Arlington Fire District | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Windsor Fire Company | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 9 | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Beck's El Paso | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Glen Nursery, Inc | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Joliet Generating Station | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Bloomington | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center | 708 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPage County Health Department | 600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sheriff's Office | 502 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3290 | 418 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S.A.K. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cornerstone | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Construction Southwest of AZ, Inc. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Residence Inn Big Sky - The Wilson Hotel | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Putter Studio | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mielke Florida | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&D Packaging | 39 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.