Firefighting services (except forest and private) · Washington
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority
Bellingham, WA · ~56 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority runs at 438% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Firefighting services (except forest and private) workplace, earning a grade F.
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority: 14.0 TCR = 438% of Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority safety composite
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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)
- F 14.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−17.1
2023→2024
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority injury rate improved
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority's TCR fell 17.1 from 22.6 in 2023 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 22.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=22.6 · 2024=5.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Bellingham, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.0 · 438% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #13/28
- PHOTO Orland Fire Protecti…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Orland Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Station 1
Fire Station 1
14.1 TCR
- Minooka Fire P
Minooka Fire Protection District
14.1 TCR
- This site
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority
14 TCR
- Orland Fire Pr
Orland Fire Protection District
14 TCR
- Sioux City Fir
Sioux City Fire Rescue
14 TCR
What this shows South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority averages 14.0 TCR (438% of the Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS benchmark).
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority TCR series: 2023=22.6 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 3.2
Where South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority falls in its industry
793 Firefighting services (except establishmentsSafer than 30% 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 #13 safest of 28 Firefighting services (except employers in Washington.
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority has more employees than the Firefighting services (except forest and 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.6 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · WA · Bellingham
793 Firefighting services (except forest and private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 210 employers in Bellingham, 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 | Orland Fire Protection District | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sioux City Fire Rescue | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 1 | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minooka Fire Protection District | 14.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Norm Nelson, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Soli Organic Inc. - Washington | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yakima Chief Ranches | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Admin Building | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Washington University | 3,794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus | 2,537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Operations - Matrix Service Inc. | 2,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHMG SJMC Clinics | 864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Epic Daytona | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main office | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSL Techridge 2018, LLC | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Island Park | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quincy Packing House | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit Electrical Construction | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carriage Inn Lake Jackson | 56 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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