Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Indiana
Fire Department
Bloomington, IN · ~115 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 163% 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: 5.2 TCR = 163% 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 76% 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−4.9
2016→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 4.9 from 7.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Bloomington, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #6/12
- PHOTO Fire Station 4
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Station 4 (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
5.2 TCR
- Fire Station 4
Fire Station 4
5.2 TCR
- Noroton Height
Noroton Heights Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Village of Nil
Village of Niles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Gurnee Fire De
Gurnee Fire Department
5.2 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 5.2 TCR (163% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=5 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 12 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Indiana.
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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IN · Bloomington
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 204 employers in Bloomington, IN · 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 4 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Noroton Heights Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Niles Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gurnee Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Bend Svc Ctr | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Overhead Door Company Indianapolis Doors | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AI Innovations | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cook Incorporated Park 48 | 3,062 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cook Inc | 2,976 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CI-P48 | 2,567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bloomington | 2,251 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Island Transportation Corp - West Babylon | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Noffke Roofing | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renton | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C021 Salisbury | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | EMCOR Services Team Mechanical | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goddard House | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Donghee America Inc | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Bernard Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 115 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.