Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
Fire Department
Durham, NC · ~387 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 170% 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: 5.4 TCR = 170% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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
−4.2
2016→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 4.2 from 7.8 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Durham, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 170% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #22/36
- PHOTO Huntington Fire Comp…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 217 inj
- SIZE ~387 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Huntington Fire Company #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
- Huntington Fir
Huntington Fire Company #3
5.5 TCR
- Fire Station
Fire Station
5.5 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
5.4 TCR
- Fire Protectio
Fire Protection
5.4 TCR
- West Lakes Fir
West Lakes Fire / Big Lake Department
5.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 5.4 TCR (170% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
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 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Durham
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, NC · 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 | Huntington Fire Company #3 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Protection | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Lakes Fire / Big Lake Department | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2134 | 387 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NCASH - ASHEVILLE | 387 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1155 | 386 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1132 | 388 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University Hospital | 11,048 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Technic Equipment Division | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IHG Army Hotels - Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Holiday Inn Express/Army Lodging) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Krumkill | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardinal Health Lakeland | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HEADP | 387 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steel Way Facility | 387 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Commercial Trade Source | 387 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #0047 | 387 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.