Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Oregon
Fire Station 3
Salem, OR · ~18 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Station 3 runs at 222% 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 Station 3: 7.1 TCR = 222% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Station 3 safety composite
Fire Station 3 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−1.4
2016→2024
Fire Station 3 injury rate improved
Fire Station 3's TCR fell 1.4 from 9.2 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.2 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=8.5 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=14.9 · 2024=7.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Salem, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 222% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #11/43
- PHOTO TOWN OF FOREST CITY …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~18 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TOWN OF FOREST CITY - FIRE DEPARTMENT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Station 3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Terryville CT
Terryville CT Fire Department
7.2 TCR
- This site
Fire Station 3
7.1 TCR
- Wauconda Fire
Wauconda Fire District
7.1 TCR
- Dwight Fire Pr
Dwight Fire Protection District
7.1 TCR
- TOWN OF FOREST
TOWN OF FOREST CITY - FIRE DEPARTMENT
7 TCR
What this shows Fire Station 3 averages 7.1 TCR (222% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Station 3 TCR series: 2016=9.2 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=8.5 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=14.9 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Station 3 falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 43 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Oregon.
Fire Station 3 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 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · OR · Salem
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 471 employers in Salem, OR · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | TOWN OF FOREST CITY - FIRE DEPARTMENT | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wauconda Fire District | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dwight Fire Protection District | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terryville CT Fire Department | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Insulation - Executive Office | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amstad Farming Company - Hermiston Area | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gehring Farms | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Breyman Farms Inc | 18 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oregon State Hospital-Salem Campus | 2,036 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : PDX7 | 1,559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chemeketa Community College | 1,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Human Service Building ODHS | 1,402 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3375 Keystone Automotive | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Isabella County Medical Care Facility | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bopp-Busch Manufacturing Company - Plant 2 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital | 7.1 TCR |
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.