Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Washington
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
Kent, WA · ~389 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority runs at 390% 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.
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority: 12.5 TCR = 390% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority safety composite
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 12.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority: 5.7 → 13.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 23.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority's TCR rose 7.4 from 5.7 in 2020 to 13.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 23.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Kent, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 390% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #11/28
- PHOTO 1096 Wood Dale FPD
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 128 inj
- SIZE ~389 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1096 Wood Dale FPD (0.0 TCR gap)
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Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
12.5 TCR
- 1096 Wood Dale
1096 Wood Dale FPD
12.4 TCR
- City of Charle
City of Charleston - Fire Department
12.4 TCR
- Inverness Fire
Inverness Fire Protection District
12.4 TCR
- City of Rosemo
City of Rosemount Fire Department
12.4 TCR
What this shows Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority averages 12.5 TCR (390% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority TCR series: 2020=5.7 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=23.3 · 2024=13.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 28 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Washington.
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 25 | 59 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · WA · Kent
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kent, WA · 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 | 1096 Wood Dale FPD | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Charleston - Fire Department | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inverness Fire Protection District | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Rosemount Fire Department | 12.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kline Galland Home | 389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JR Simplot Company, Food-Othello | 388 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DCG ONE, LLC SODO | 388 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MV Transportation Division 105 | 388 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Origin | 3,939 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BFI4 | 2,994 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFI4 | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA006 | 2,529 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ecumen North Branch | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manatee | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 241 McKinney | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilltop Inn | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 644 Ola1000 | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hoffer Plastics | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Options in Community Living, Inc. | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco Central Pennsylvania | 389 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.