Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Fire Department
Ventura, CA · ~91 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 637% 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: 20.4 TCR = 637% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 42% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−9.3
2017→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 9.3 from 17.8 in 2017 to 8.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 40.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=17.8 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=16.0 · 2021=28.6 · 2022=40.1 · 2023=30.8 · 2024=8.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Ventura, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.4 · 637% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #59/87
- PHOTO SOUTHERN REGION : SLU
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SOUTHERN REGION : SLU (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
20.4 TCR
- SOUTHERN REGIO
SOUTHERN REGION : SLU
20.4 TCR
- City of Pekin
City of Pekin - Fire Department
20.3 TCR
- City of Silvis
City of Silvis-Fire Department
20.3 TCR
- Station 21 Gre
Station 21 Greenfield
20.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 20.4 TCR (637% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=17.8 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=16 · 2021=28.6 · 2022=40.1 · 2023=30.8 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 10% 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 #59 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 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30.8 | 21.8 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 40.1 | 25.7 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
| 2021 | 28.6 | 8.5 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Ventura
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 · 244 employers in Ventura, 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 | SOUTHERN REGION : SLU | 20.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Pekin - Fire Department | 20.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Silvis-Fire Department | 20.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 21 Greenfield | 20.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CDK Agriculture, Inc. | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belridge | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Micro Paradox | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CFS, LP. | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 447 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 530 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6292-00000001 | 2,250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HSA Human Service Agency | 1,516 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookwood Nursing Center, LLC dba Brookwood Skilled Nursing and Therapy | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rilin - Providence | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Feld Entertainment Inc - D32 | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avamere at Seaside | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint-Gobain Carol Stream | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Welch Corp | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chester | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DOCCR-Juvenile Detention Center | 91 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.