Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Fire Department
Fairfield, CA · ~75 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 24.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 764% 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: 24.4 TCR = 764% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 6y 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 total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 24.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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: 10.9 → 28.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 41.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
Fire Department's TCR rose 17.4 from 10.9 in 2019 to 28.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 41.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Fairfield, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 24.4 · 764% of ind
- DART 15.3 DART
- RANK #78/87
- PHOTO City of Yakima Fire …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Yakima Fire Department (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 Station 4
Fire Station 4
24.5 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
24.4 TCR
- City of Yakima
City of Yakima Fire Department
24.4 TCR
- SOUTHERN REGIO
SOUTHERN REGION : BEU
24.4 TCR
- City of Meride
City of Meriden Fire Department Engine #1
24.4 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 24.4 TCR (764% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2019=10.9 · 2020=13.7 · 2021=29.8 · 2022=41.6 · 2023=22.5 · 2024=28.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 3% 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 #78 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 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 | 28.2 | 15.3 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29.8 | 21.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Fairfield
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 · 172 employers in Fairfield, 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 | City of Yakima Fire Department | 24.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTHERN REGION : BEU | 24.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Meriden Fire Department Engine #1 | 24.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 4 | 24.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunset Farms, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Martinelli Vineyard Managment, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTVIEW BERRY FARMS | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DJRAS CORP DBA PRIME HARVEST CONTRACTING | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 108 | 2,817 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NorthBay Healthcare Medical Center | 1,086 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jelly Belly Candy Company | 511 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Universal Propulsion Company (Fairfield CA) | 460 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pisgah Valley Retirement Center | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Les Schwab Tire Center-Burley | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Yakima Fire Department | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Paving Indirect | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health Wabasha/ KPR US LLC | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parts Plant | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waco TX FXFE-WCO | 75 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.