Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Fire Department
Decatur, IL · ~105 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 325% 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: 10.4 TCR = 325% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 10.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−6.4
2020→2023
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 6.4 from 14.7 in 2020 to 8.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=14.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=8.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Decatur, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.4 · 325% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #146/262
- PHOTO City of New Haven - …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of New Haven - FIRE 120 Ellsworth Avenue (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
10.4 TCR
- City of New Ha
City of New Haven - FIRE 120 Ellsworth Avenue
10.4 TCR
- Station 4: Mag
Station 4: Magnolia
10.4 TCR
- Apex Fire Syst
Apex Fire Systems Inc.
10.3 TCR
- City of Edina
City of Edina - Fire Station 1
10.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 10.4 TCR (325% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2020=14.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=8.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 47% 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 #146 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Fire Department has more 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 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Decatur
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 · 219 employers in Decatur, IL · 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 | City of New Haven - FIRE 120 Ellsworth Avenue | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apex Fire Systems Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Edina - Fire Station 1 | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 4: Magnolia | 10.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2099-Waterman, IL-STC (Monsanto Co.) | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Becknell Services LLC | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G.M. Sipes Construction, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay Valley Fooods | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Facility | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Memorial Hospital | 1,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Public School District No. 61 | 1,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Staff Offices | 1,198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Manfacturing | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North 40 Outfitters #E | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eberhard'S Dairy Products | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Durango Construction | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Troy Forming Concrete Inc. | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 20529 Northampton | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fluid Connectors : Davenport | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Senneca Industrial Mankato | 105 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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