Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Department
Danbury, CT · ~121 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Fire Department: 5.9 TCR = 184% 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 73% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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
−5.2
2017→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 5.2 from 7.4 in 2017 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.4 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Danbury, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 184% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #24/113
- PHOTO Capital City Fire/Re…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Capital City Fire/Rescue (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
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
6 TCR
- Westlake Fire
Westlake Fire Station
6 TCR
- Belvidere Fire
Belvidere Fire Department
6 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
5.9 TCR
- Capital City F
Capital City Fire/Rescue
5.9 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 5.9 TCR (184% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=7.4 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 73% 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 #24 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Danbury
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 · 171 employers in Danbury, 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 | Capital City Fire/Rescue | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westlake Fire Station | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belvidere Fire Department | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nuway Tobacco | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Cordage East, LTD | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amgraph Packaging, Inc. | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WINDSOR CT #221 | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DANBURY HOSPITAL INC. | 2,822 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Board of Education | 2,209 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western CT Medical Group | 1,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Connecticut Medical Group | 1,239 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Angelus Block - Rialto | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Four Daughters, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Inn Seattle Southcenter | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Park Anaheim Healthcare Center | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ottawa Fwd WH | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SA Recycling, Terminal Island | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lantos Adoption Center | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coyote Point Intake Shelter | 121 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.