Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) · Connecticut
Noroton Heights Fire Department
Darien, CT · ~67 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
Noroton Heights Fire Department runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) workplace, earning a grade D.
Noroton Heights Fire Department: 5.2 TCR = 163% of Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Noroton Heights Fire Department safety composite
Noroton Heights Fire Department 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 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
Noroton Heights Fire Department held a steady TCR band
Noroton Heights Fire Department's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=15.0 · 2023=17.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Darien, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/113
- PHOTO Village of Niles Fir…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Niles Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Noroton Heights Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Noroton Heights Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Village of Nil
Village of Niles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Gurnee Fire De
Gurnee Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- City of Greens
City of Greensboro- Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
5.2 TCR
What this shows Noroton Heights Fire Department averages 5.2 TCR (163% of the Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS benchmark).
Noroton Heights Fire Department TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=9 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=15 · 2023=17.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Noroton Heights Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Firefighting (except forest), establishmentsSafer than 76% 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 #19 safest of 113 Firefighting (except forest), employers in Connecticut.
Noroton Heights Fire Department has more employees than the Firefighting (except forest), government 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Darien
793 Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 21 employers in Darien, 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 | Village of Niles Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gurnee Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Greensboro- Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Capasso and Sons, Inc | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D/E/F Services Group, Ltd. Main Office | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastford-CT - 224 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & R Corrugated Container Inc | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10300 Darien | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Post 53 - Emergency Medical Services | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ring's End Darien | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Noroton Fire Department | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BR14 Merced | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OK Pork | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jons# 11 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Everfresh Beverages, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Olson Meat | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Darmark Corporation | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wehmeier Drywall & Painting, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Don Sebastiani & Sons | 67 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.