Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Minnesota
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department
Vadnais Heights, MN · ~44 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade B.
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department: 1.8 TCR = 56% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department safety composite
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department: 0.0 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department's TCR rose 5.3 from 0.0 in 2022 to 5.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Vadnais Heights, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 56% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/38
- PHOTO Geneseo Fire Protect…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Geneseo Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vadnais Heights South Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lanai Station
Lanai Station
1.9 TCR
- This site
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department
1.8 TCR
- Geneseo Fire P
Geneseo Fire Protection District
1.8 TCR
- Washington Fir
Washington Fire and Rescue #2
1.8 TCR
- Central Stickn
Central Stickney Fire Protection District
1.8 TCR
What this shows Vadnais Heights South Fire Department averages 1.8 TCR (56% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Vadnais Heights South Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 38 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Minnesota.
Vadnais Heights South Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower 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 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · MN · Vadnais Heights
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 42 employers in Vadnais Heights, MN · 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 | Geneseo Fire Protection District | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Washington Fire and Rescue #2 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Stickney Fire Protection District | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lanai Station | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West River | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monticello Training Ctr-LL | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Treatment Facility | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WasteWater Treatment Facility | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN State Operated Community Services (MSOCS) | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2087 | 380 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2087 | 354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAC Mechanical & Electrical | 338 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Upt Dfw | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Wakefield Corporation | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 2744 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G. Greene Construction Co., Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Flame Crew, LLC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belair Engineering | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Computer Development, Inc - North Carolina | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kentek Corporation | 44 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.