Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Park Ridge Fire Department
Park Ridge, IL · ~53 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Park Ridge Fire Department runs at 422% 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.
Park Ridge Fire Department: 13.5 TCR = 422% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Park Ridge Fire Department safety composite
Park Ridge Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
Park Ridge Fire Department: 11.0 → 14.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 14.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.1× in 2019
Park Ridge Fire Department's TCR rose 3.8 from 11.0 in 2017 to 14.9 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Park Ridge, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.5 · 422% of ind
- DART 14.9 DART
- RANK #191/262
- PHOTO Tri-State Fire Prote…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tri-State Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Park Ridge Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Park Ridge Fire Department
13.5 TCR
- Tri-State Fire
Tri-State Fire Protection District
13.5 TCR
- East Haven Fir
East Haven Fire Department
13.5 TCR
- Fire Protectio
Fire Protection
13.5 TCR
- City of Albany
City of Albany Fire Station 13
13.5 TCR
What this shows Park Ridge Fire Department averages 13.5 TCR (422% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Park Ridge Fire Department TCR series: 2017=11 · 2018=14.6 · 2019=14.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Park Ridge Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 31% 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 #191 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Park Ridge Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Park Ridge
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 · 35 employers in Park Ridge, 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 | Tri-State Fire Protection District | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | East Haven Fire Department | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Protection | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Albany Fire Station 13 | 13.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Flamm Orchards Inc | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie State Generating Company - Corporate Office | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 4,306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Park Ridge Park District | 421 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TheKey - IL, Park Ridge (1300 W Higgins Road) | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spark Therapy, LLC | 309 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CPI Products LLC | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PDX - Airport United Airlines Offices | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgewater Wholesalers, Inc. | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KK-Quakertown CSC | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Riverside Public Works Street Maintenance | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VVS, Inc - Lincoln Warehouse | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gatch Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Packaging Unlimited - Franklin | 53 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.