Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport
Freeport, IL · ~47 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport runs at 275% 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.
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport: 8.8 TCR = 275% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport safety composite
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport: 5.5 → 8.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 12.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport's TCR rose 2.9 from 5.5 in 2022 to 8.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Freeport, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 275% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #119/262
- PHOTO City of St. Michael …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of St. Michael Fire Dept (0.0 TCR gap)
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Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport
8.8 TCR
- City of St. Mi
City of St. Michael Fire Dept
8.8 TCR
- Pine Rock Fire
Pine Rock Fire Company #4
8.8 TCR
- CITY OF ROCHEL
CITY OF ROCHELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
8.8 TCR
- Unit 10: Fire
Unit 10: Fire Protection
8.8 TCR
What this shows Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport averages 8.8 TCR (275% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport TCR series: 2022=5.5 · 2023=12.4 · 2024=8.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 56% 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 #119 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Freeport Fire Department - City of Freeport 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 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Freeport
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 74 employers in Freeport, 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 of St. Michael Fire Dept | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pine Rock Fire Company #4 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF ROCHELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit 10: Fire Protection | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1987-Jerseyville, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stonington, IL-Mfg | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Power, Inc. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Decatur | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FHN - Memorial Hospital | 1,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FHN | 1,057 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Helm Mechanical | 842 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Honeywell | 630 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - WPR1 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mr Greens Produce - Plant City | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agru America Charleston | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 224 Menomonie Animal Nutrition | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Majestic Steel - Pittsburg | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Xanitos EVS at Salem Regional Medical Center | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nautilus General Contractors, Inc | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates Edina | 47 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.