Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Department
Colchester, CT · ~20 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 476% 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: 15.2 TCR = 476% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
Fire Department: 0.0 → 18.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 26.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Fire Department's TCR rose 18.9 from 0.0 in 2017 to 18.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 26.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Colchester, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.2 · 476% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #81/113
- PHOTO Fire Station #3
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Station #3 (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
- Lockport Towns
Lockport Township Fire Protection District
15.3 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
15.2 TCR
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #3
15.2 TCR
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #1
15.2 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
15.2 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 15.2 TCR (476% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=26.5 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=21.2 · 2023=26.4 · 2024=18.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 26% 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 #81 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Fire Department 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.2 | 14.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Colchester
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 22 employers in Colchester, 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 | Fire Station #3 | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station #1 | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lockport Township Fire Protection District | 15.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles River Avian Voluntown | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Newtown Gas | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water & Sewer - Spring Street | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Middletown Water Department | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | S&S Worldwide | 231 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Caring Community of CT., Inc. | 176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP 100608 | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 100608 | 161 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Txmca - Mc Allen | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Gear & Machining, LLC | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Talisman Construction Services, LLC. | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nob Hill Water Association | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Station 60 - Admin | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Velvet Antler Ranch LLC | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Glass - Florida | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ronyak Bros Paving , Inc | 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.