Ambulance and fire service combined · Illinois
Fire Department
Wheeling, IL · ~55 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 263% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade F.
Fire Department: 8.4 TCR = 263% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.3 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: 7.6 → 11.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.23× in 2024
Fire Department's TCR rose 3.9 from 7.6 in 2017 to 11.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Wheeling, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 263% of ind
- DART 10.3 DART
- RANK #110/262
- PHOTO City Fire Protection…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Fire Protection Services (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
8.4 TCR
- City Fire Prot
City Fire Protection Services
8.4 TCR
- City of Portag
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Fire Division
8.4 TCR
- Preston Fire D
Preston Fire Department
8.4 TCR
- Rockton Fire P
Rockton Fire Protection District
8.4 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 8.4 TCR (263% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=7.6 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=10.1 · 2023=11.3 · 2024=11.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 58% 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 #110 safest of 262 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Illinois.
Fire Department has more employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined 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 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Wheeling
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 136 employers in Wheeling, 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 | City Fire Protection Services | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Fire Division | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Preston Fire Department | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockton Fire Protection District | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0G6 - Gas Storage | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BS&T Construction | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOSCO Construction Services, Inc | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wheeling School District 21 | 967 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Main Office - 01 | 800 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Response Team 1 | 728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sourdough Express, Inc. / Anchorage | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Floca - Ocala Center | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mdqua - Quad Avenue | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corona, CA | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | STR0165 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STR0251 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STR0517 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STR0281 | 55 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.