Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) · Connecticut
Darien Fire Department
Darien, CT · ~66 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Darien Fire Department runs at 81% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) workplace, earning a grade C.
Darien Fire Department: 2.6 TCR = 81% of Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Darien Fire Department safety composite
Darien Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 2.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% 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%).
TCR Δ
−63.3
2017→2024
Darien Fire Department injury rate improved
Darien Fire Department's TCR fell 63.3 from 63.3 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 63.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=63.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Darien, CT AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.6 · 81% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/113
- PHOTO AFPD Station 1
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AFPD Station 1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Darien Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Darien Fire Department
2.6 TCR
- AFPD Station 1
AFPD Station 1
2.6 TCR
- Trenton - Fire
Trenton - Fire Station #1
2.6 TCR
- Waterloo-Morad
Waterloo-Morada Fire District
2.6 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : CNR
2.5 TCR
What this shows Darien Fire Department averages 2.6 TCR (81% of the Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS benchmark).
Darien Fire Department TCR series: 2017=63.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Darien Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Firefighting (except forest), establishmentsSafer than 92% 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 #5 safest of 113 Firefighting (except forest), employers in Connecticut.
Darien Fire Department has more employees than the Firefighting (except forest), government 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 63.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Darien
793 Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 21 employers in Darien, 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 | AFPD Station 1 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : CNR | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trenton - Fire Station #1 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waterloo-Morada Fire District | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Simsbury | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Wethersfield - Physical Services Department | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SUMMIT MASONRY & BUILDING RESTORATON | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Milton C. Beebe & Sons, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10300 Darien | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Post 53 - Emergency Medical Services | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ring's End Darien | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Noroton Fire Department | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Don Sebastiani & Sons | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Decimal Engineering | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Priority RoRo | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shively Bros Flint Office | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | KIP Incorporated | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edward Arnold Scrap Processor, Inc | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sioux City Freezer | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jons #02 | 66 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.