Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Fire Department
Mount Prospect, IL · ~96 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 320% 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: 10.3 TCR = 320% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y 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 19%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 10.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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: 9.0 → 11.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2024
Fire Department's TCR rose 2.6 from 9.0 in 2023 to 11.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Mount Prospect, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.3 · 320% of ind
- DART 10.5 DART
- RANK #144/262
- PHOTO Kingman Fire Departm…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~96 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kingman Fire Department Administration Building (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
10.3 TCR
- 078 SHERMAN FI
078 SHERMAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
10.3 TCR
- Fire Rescue Se
Fire Rescue Services
10.3 TCR
- Kingman Fire D
Kingman Fire Department Administration Building
10.2 TCR
- Fire Depatment
Fire Depatment
10.2 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 10.3 TCR (320% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2023=9 · 2024=11.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Mount Prospect
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 · 65 employers in Mount Prospect, 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 | Kingman Fire Department Administration Building | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 078 SHERMAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Rescue Services | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Depatment | 10.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience UTI1 | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLM Midwest | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Toro Construction Corp | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lytle Electric Company | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mtp | 687 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mt Prospect Park District Central Community Center | 518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CPI Mount Prospect | 344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Radienz Living | 325 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Roseau County Highway Department | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mpls. Home and Office | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cyr Lumber Co., Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RET-SSW Store 27 | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Valley Training Center Fresno West | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Calhoun County Toeller Building | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Martin Kellogg Middle School | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TCSO Detention Bob Wiley | 96 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.