Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Ridgefield Fire Department
Ridgefield, CT · ~47 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ridgefield Fire Department runs at 381% 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.
Ridgefield Fire Department: 12.2 TCR = 381% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ridgefield Fire Department safety composite
Ridgefield Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 12.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
Ridgefield Fire Department: 4.6 → 22.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 25.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Ridgefield Fire Department's TCR rose 18.2 from 4.6 in 2016 to 22.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 25.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Ridgefield, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.2 · 381% of ind
- DART 12.7 DART
- RANK #68/113
- PHOTO Fire Station 209
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Station 209 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ridgefield Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ridgefield Fire Department
12.2 TCR
- Fire Station 2
Fire Station 209
12.2 TCR
- Fire Dept
Fire Dept
12.2 TCR
- Charlottesvill
Charlottesville - Fire
12.2 TCR
- Stratford Fire
Stratford Fire Department
12.1 TCR
What this shows Ridgefield Fire Department averages 12.2 TCR (381% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Ridgefield Fire Department TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=13.8 · 2018=25.3 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=13 · 2021=9.5 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=22.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Ridgefield Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #68 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Ridgefield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.8 | 12.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25.3 | 20.7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Ridgefield
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 36 employers in Ridgefield, 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 | Fire Station 209 | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Dept | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charlottesville - Fire | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stratford Fire Department | 12.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lindy Farms | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Danielson Elec | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Penna Construction (aka: A.J. Penna & Son Construction) | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 105603 - 155.7MW Gravel Pit CT Solar | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BI Pharmaceuticals/BI USA | 5,067 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutics Inc. | 4,620 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RVNA | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RVNAhealth | 254 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Building | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Snyder Engineering, Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EZ Mix Inc - Rialto | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrasco Kube Cabral Cement Contractors, Inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hersheypark Camping Resort | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Highlands Ranch Hardware LLC | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HMC | 47 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.