Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Fire Department
Porterville, CA · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 261% 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.
Fire Department: 8.3 TCR = 261% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 1% 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
−131.0
2017→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 131.0 from 138.3 in 2017 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 138.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=138.3 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=15.2 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Porterville, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 261% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #19/87
- PHOTO Fox River & Countrys…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District (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
- Rockton Fire P
Rockton Fire Protection District
8.4 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
8.3 TCR
- Fox River & Co
Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District
8.3 TCR
- Worden Fire Pr
Worden Fire Protection District
8.3 TCR
- 97390003-51000
97390003-510000 FIRE EMERG MED SVCS
8.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 8.3 TCR (261% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=138.3 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=15.2 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
Fire Department has more 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 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 138.3 | 103.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Porterville
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 147 employers in Porterville, CA · 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 | Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockton Fire Protection District | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Worden Fire Protection District | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 97390003-510000 FIRE EMERG MED SVCS | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zipper Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crain Marketing, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Orchards, LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTLAND ORCHIDS | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 173 | 1,485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AG | 1,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ag Star Harvesting Inc 1 | 1,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6021 | 1,030 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial Construction | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Great Lakes Management GTHI Cottagewood Buffalo MC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Roseau | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Edina - Public Works | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fort Dodge Community School District | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Artis Senior Living of Reading | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CSJB Holdings, Inc. dba J&B Industrial Services | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R & M Steel Company | 62 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.