Firefighting / EMS · Connecticut
Fire Department
Norwalk, CT · ~197 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Firefighting / EMS workplace, earning a grade F.
Fire Department: 8.7 TCR = 270% of Firefighting / EMS BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−10.1
2016→2022
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 10.1 from 18.7 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 18.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=18.7 · 2017=6.0 · 2018=9.0 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=8.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Norwalk, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 270% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #37/113
- PHOTO Village of Hanover P…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 106 inj
- SIZE ~197 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Hanover Park - Fire Station (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
8.7 TCR
- Village of Han
Village of Hanover Park - Fire Station
8.7 TCR
- CITY OF MARION
CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department
8.6 TCR
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 8
8.6 TCR
- City Governmen
City Government - Fire Protection
8.6 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 8.7 TCR (270% of the Firefighting / EMS BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2016=18.7 · 2017=6 · 2018=9 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=3 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=8.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Firefighting / EMS establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 113 Firefighting / EMS employers in Connecticut.
Fire Department has more employees than the Firefighting / EMS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Norwalk
793 Firefighting / EMS employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 140 employers in Norwalk, CT · 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 | Village of Hanover Park - Fire Station | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 8 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Government - Fire Protection | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Deringer-Ney, Inc. | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SPIROL International Corporation | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Bell Mattress Company | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HARTFORD CT | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norwalk Hospital | 1,595 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norwalk Public Schools | 1,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WLWAH | 954 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Atlantic Coast Enterprises, LLC | 689 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 058454-Whittier Po | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 480401-Austin Annex | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 489721-Wfl-Morningside Sta | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 263320-Forest Lake Po | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Our Lady of Mercy Life Center | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 9277-197 Beaver Run Base Area | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ho-chunk gaming Wittenberg | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 402850-Eugene or P&Dc | 197 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.