Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Tulare County Fire
Visalia, CA · ~161 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 23.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tulare County Fire runs at 727% 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.
Tulare County Fire: 23.3 TCR = 727% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tulare County Fire safety composite
Tulare County Fire scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 23.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 26.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Tulare County Fire: 11.5 → 45.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 45.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.13× in 2022
Tulare County Fire's TCR rose 34.4 from 11.5 in 2017 to 45.9 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Visalia, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 23.3 · 727% of ind
- DART 26.2 DART
- RANK #73/87
- PHOTO Eugene/Springfield A…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~161 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Eugene/Springfield Administration (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tulare County Fire in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tulare County Fire
23.3 TCR
- Eugene/Springf
Eugene/Springfield Administration
23.3 TCR
- Station 23 Hil
Station 23 Hillsboro
23.3 TCR
- CITY OF GRANIT
CITY OF GRANITE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
23.2 TCR
- Fire Station
Fire Station
23.1 TCR
What this shows Tulare County Fire averages 23.3 TCR (727% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Tulare County Fire TCR series: 2017=11.5 · 2018=12.4 · 2022=45.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Tulare County Fire falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
Tulare County Fire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.9 | 26.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Visalia
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 349 employers in Visalia, CA · 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 | Eugene/Springfield Administration | 23.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 23 Hillsboro | 23.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF GRANITE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT | 23.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station | 23.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | La Valle Sabbia, Inc. | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | El Espinal FLC | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry Avocado Corporation | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-SONGS Station | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaweah Delta Health Care District | 4,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paragon Personnel | 2,129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 194 | 1,485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 473 | 1,479 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Porite Jefferson Corporation | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arizona Sunshine Ranch, Inc. | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eugene/Springfield Administration | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AN3 Boston, LLC | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westland a Villa Center | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PAC | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 163138-Glenview Po | 161 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.