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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 824 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,151 at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 60 for Royal Berkshire and 91 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:34 in Royal Berkshire and 9:08 in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Hampshire and Isle of Wight carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,920 vs 1,352). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 70% for Royal Berkshire and 59% for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hampshire and Isle of Wight (49% vs 47%).