Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Columbia Fire Protection District
Columbia, IL · ~42 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Fire Protection District runs at 244% 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.
Columbia Fire Protection District: 7.8 TCR = 244% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Fire Protection District safety composite
Columbia Fire Protection District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
Columbia Fire Protection District: 0.0 → 20.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 20.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Columbia Fire Protection District's TCR rose 20.0 from 0.0 in 2020 to 20.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Columbia, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 244% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #95/262
- PHOTO City of Manassas Fir…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Manassas Fire and Rescue (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
7.9 TCR
- This site
Columbia Fire Protection District
7.8 TCR
- City of Manass
City of Manassas Fire and Rescue
7.8 TCR
- Eugene/Springf
Eugene/Springfield - Fire Department 1
7.8 TCR
- Braidwood Fire
Braidwood Fire Protection District
7.7 TCR
What this shows Columbia Fire Protection District averages 7.8 TCR (244% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Columbia Fire Protection District TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=19.1 · 2024=20 · BLS 3.2
Where Columbia Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 62% 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 #95 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Columbia Fire Protection District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Columbia
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 · 18 employers in Columbia, 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 | City of Manassas Fire and Rescue | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eugene/Springfield - Fire Department 1 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Braidwood Fire Protection District | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DAS Pontiac, IL | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterman, IL-R&D | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Springfield IL | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Egyptian Electric Cooperative | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Luhr Crosby LLC. | 210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Luhr Bros., Inc. | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crown Linen Service, Inc - MC2 | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Budnick Headquarters | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXD092 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franz Family Bakeries Olympia | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sixt Rent A Car - Philadelphia International Airport 44204 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Complete Filter Media, LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMS Home Care Nueva Vida De La Salud | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Michigan Natural Storage | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bergelectric Corp. AL | 42 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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