Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS
Kill Devil Hills, NC · ~32 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS: 6.3 TCR = 196% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS safety composite
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 6.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−6.4
2023→2024
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS injury rate improved
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS's TCR fell 6.4 from 9.5 in 2023 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=9.5 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Kill Devil Hills, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 196% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #27/36
- PHOTO City of Royal Oak - …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Royal Oak - Fire Departments (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS
6.3 TCR
- City of Royal
City of Royal Oak - Fire Departments
6.3 TCR
- Jr. Lifeguard
Jr. Lifeguard HQ
6.3 TCR
- Kingman Fire D
Kingman Fire Department
6.3 TCR
- Fire & EMS
Fire & EMS
6.3 TCR
What this shows Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS averages 6.3 TCR (196% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS TCR series: 2023=9.5 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Kill Devil Hills
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 20 employers in Kill Devil Hills, NC · 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 Royal Oak - Fire Departments | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jr. Lifeguard HQ | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kingman Fire Department | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire & EMS | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | T.C. Smith Produce Farm | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LATHAMS NURSERY INC. - MONROE, NC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Wendell Farming Co. LLC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms Goldsboro Hatchery | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3414 - Outer Banks | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3216 LOWE S OF KILL DEVIL HILLS NC | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-3216 | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FIRST FLIGHT HIGH | 126 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Heating & Cooling, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memphis,TN - 444 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Valley | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Three Peaks Corp | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central District Services | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pump & Motor Works, Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GUSS Automation, LLC. | 32 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.