Fire prevention offices, government · Illinois
Wauconda Fire District
Wauconda, IL · ~63 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wauconda Fire District runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire prevention offices, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Wauconda Fire District: 7.1 TCR = 223% of Fire prevention offices, government BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wauconda Fire District safety composite
Wauconda Fire District scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
Wauconda Fire District: 3.8 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Wauconda Fire District's TCR rose 4.0 from 3.8 in 2017 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Wauconda, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 223% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #79/262
- PHOTO Dwight Fire Protecti…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dwight Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wauconda Fire District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Terryville CT
Terryville CT Fire Department
7.2 TCR
- Mount Clemens
Mount Clemens Fire Department
7.2 TCR
- This site
Wauconda Fire District
7.1 TCR
- Dwight Fire Pr
Dwight Fire Protection District
7.1 TCR
- Fire Station 3
Fire Station 3
7.1 TCR
What this shows Wauconda Fire District averages 7.1 TCR (223% of the Fire prevention offices, government BLS benchmark).
Wauconda Fire District TCR series: 2017=3.8 · 2018=9.9 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.2
Where Wauconda Fire District falls in its industry
793 Fire prevention offices, gover establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #79 safest of 262 Fire prevention offices, gover employers in Illinois.
Wauconda Fire District has more employees than the Fire prevention offices, government 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 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Wauconda
793 Fire prevention offices, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 46 employers in Wauconda, IL · 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 | Dwight Fire Protection District | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terryville CT Fire Department | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 3 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mount Clemens Fire Department | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterman, IL-STC | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hinsdale Nurseries, Inc. Plano | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 40L - IL Relay & Ops | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water/Public Works, Public Utiities | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Synergy Flavors, Inc. | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Acres Group - Wauconda facility | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berger Excavating Contractors | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wauconda, IL | 157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Gables at Winchester | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Industries of Orange County Costa Mesa | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn Pleasanton | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vin Lux Fine Wine Transport, LLC. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Energy Shield Window & Door Company Main Office | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works- Solid Waste | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Williams AV - EP | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fortune Metal, Inc. of RI | 63 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.