Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Gurnee Fire Department
Gurnee, IL · ~59 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gurnee Fire Department runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Gurnee Fire Department: 5.2 TCR = 163% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gurnee Fire Department safety composite
Gurnee Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−5.9
2017→2024
Gurnee Fire Department injury rate improved
Gurnee Fire Department's TCR fell 5.9 from 7.7 in 2017 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.7 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Gurnee, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #55/262
- PHOTO City of Greensboro- …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Greensboro- Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gurnee Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gurnee Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- City of Greens
City of Greensboro- Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Noroton Height
Noroton Heights Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Village of Nil
Village of Niles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Lincoln Rural
Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District
5.2 TCR
What this shows Gurnee Fire Department averages 5.2 TCR (163% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Gurnee Fire Department TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Gurnee Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 77% 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 #55 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Gurnee Fire Department has more 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Gurnee
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 · 91 employers in Gurnee, 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 Greensboro- Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Noroton Heights Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Niles Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornbelt Fire Protection District | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Exelon Nuclear Services & Training Center (STC) | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Electric Field Meter Services | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0G5 - Gas Tech - Engineering | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARDx Gurnee J54 | 2,661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Wolf Lodge Illinois | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan | 456 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1668 | 339 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hayes Construction Company | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mediacom Cedar Rapids, IA. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Union Storage & Transfer | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FARMINGTON | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Econo Fence, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J.R. Ag Solutions, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Orchard Co., Inc | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SEW Eurodrive Industrial Gear Motors (IG) | 59 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.