Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
Fire Department
Hendersonville, NC · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 83% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade C.
Fire Department: 2.6 TCR = 83% 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 92% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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%).
Fire Department held a steady TCR band
Fire Department's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Hendersonville, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.6 · 83% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/36
- PHOTO Trenton - Fire Stati…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trenton - Fire Station #1 (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 Departmen
Fire Department
2.7 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
2.7 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
2.6 TCR
- Trenton - Fire
Trenton - Fire Station #1
2.6 TCR
- Waterloo-Morad
Waterloo-Morada Fire District
2.6 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 2.6 TCR (83% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 92% 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 #10 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
Fire Department has fewer 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Hendersonville
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 · 90 employers in Hendersonville, 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 | Trenton - Fire Station #1 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waterloo-Morada Fire District | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Terrell and Johnny Williams | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wadesboro Hatchery / Transp | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Region Office (Cary) | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WEMC - Youngsville | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Park Ridge Health | 1,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AdventHealth Hendersonville | 788 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1242 | 402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1242 | 400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tomah Main Bldg | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peco Foods Inc.-Feedmill | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Memorial Health | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transportation | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Park Manor, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thrash Commercial Contractors, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 420-Indianapolis | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Equipment Co. Inc. | 50 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.