Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Downs Community Fire Protection District
Downs, IL · ~20 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 40.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Downs Community Fire Protection District runs at 1250% 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.
Downs Community Fire Protection District: 40.0 TCR = 1250% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Downs Community Fire Protection District safety composite
Downs Community Fire Protection District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 40 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 40 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Downs Community Fire Protection District: 40.0 → 400.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 400.0 TCR · DART/TCR 10× in 2023
Downs Community Fire Protection District's TCR rose 360.0 from 40.0 in 2021 to 400.0 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 10× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Downs, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 40.0 · 1250% of ind
- DART 400.0 DART
- RANK #262/262
- PHOTO 267 WARRENVILLE FIRE…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 267 WARRENVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (10.1 TCR gap)
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Downs Community Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Downs Community Fire Protection District
40 TCR
- 267 WARRENVILL
267 WARRENVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
29.9 TCR
- City of Meride
City of Meriden Fire Camp Street
29.8 TCR
- Lifeguard HQ
Lifeguard HQ
29.5 TCR
- Station 5-1 EM
Station 5-1 EMS
28.6 TCR
What this shows Downs Community Fire Protection District averages 40.0 TCR (1250% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Downs Community Fire Protection District TCR series: 2021=40 · 2023=400 · BLS 3.2
Where Downs Community Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 0% 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 #262 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Downs Community Fire Protection District has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 400.0 | 400.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Downs
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 · 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 | 267 WARRENVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 29.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Meriden Fire Camp Street | 29.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lifeguard HQ | 29.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 5-1 EMS | 28.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | East Ridge | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay Creek 4 | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Deer Run | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand View Farms, LLC. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Village of Downs | 21 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rockland Facility | 30.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center | 30.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kemper Moving Systems | 30.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EWR - Ground Ops | 30.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Box Canyon | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fleet | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheffield | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CCTCA Ontario | 20 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.