Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Station
New Canaan, CT · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Station runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Fire Station: 5.5 TCR = 172% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Station safety composite
Fire Station scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
TCR Δ
−11.1
2017→2024
Fire Station injury rate improved
Fire Station's TCR fell 11.1 from 13.7 in 2017 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.7 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=8.9 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · New Canaan, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 172% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #21/113
- PHOTO City of St. Anthony …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of St. Anthony Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Station in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Station I
Fire Station IV
5.6 TCR
- This site
Fire Station
5.5 TCR
- City of St. An
City of St. Anthony Fire Department
5.5 TCR
- MTFPD
MTFPD
5.5 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
5.5 TCR
What this shows Fire Station averages 5.5 TCR (172% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Station TCR series: 2017=13.7 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=8.9 · 2020=5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Station falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 75% 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 #21 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Fire Station 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 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · New Canaan
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 18 employers in New Canaan, 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 | City of St. Anthony Fire Department | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MTFPD | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station IV | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Massirio Dr | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JP Maguire Associates, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LaRosa Construction Co., Inc. | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 104839 - 66.7MW Quinebaug Solar | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waveny LifeCare Network | 426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hobbs Inc | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waveny House | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0034-0034-02633 FAC-02633-NEW CANAAN-CT | 79 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Idabel Home Ownership Center/Transit Office | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walter Wells & Sons LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Broadway-Columbia, A DoubleTree By Hilton | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CPP, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 412 S. Warminster Rd | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NP Rancho LLC, dba Wildfire Casino (Wildfire Rancho) | 38 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.