General services departments, government · Washington
Fire Department
Bellingham, WA · ~223 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 278% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Fire Department: 8.9 TCR = 278% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.4
2023→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 0.4 from 9.1 in 2023 to 8.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=9.1 · 2024=8.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Bellingham, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 278% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #25/28
- PHOTO 301 Fire, Rescue & E…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~223 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire Department
8.9 TCR
- 301 Fire, Resc
301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services
8.9 TCR
- Public Works D
Public Works Department
8.9 TCR
- Fleet Services
Fleet Services
8.9 TCR
- Village of Bar
Village of Barrington - Public Works Facility
8.9 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 8.9 TCR (278% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2023=9.1 · 2024=8.7 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 28 General services departments, employers in Washington.
Fire Department has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · WA · Bellingham
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 210 employers in Bellingham, WA · 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 | 301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works Department | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fleet Services | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Barrington - Public Works Facility | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stemilt Growers, LLC. - NDC / Fresh Cube | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grant County PUD #2 - Power Production | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trojan Lithograph Renton | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alaskan Copper | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Washington University | 3,794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus | 2,537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Operations - Matrix Service Inc. | 2,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHMG SJMC Clinics | 864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tnmur - Murfreesboro | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TGZ Logistics llc | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manhattan Mechanical Contractors INC | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Care One at New Milford | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | i-Pro Americas | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Pan Company | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hartmann US Inc. | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | One Corporate Center II | 223 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.