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Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 2,005 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 763 at Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 140 for Dorset and Wiltshire and 130 for Gloucestershire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:26 in Dorset and Wiltshire and 10:06 in Gloucestershire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Gloucestershire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,652 vs 1,546). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 33% for Dorset and Wiltshire and 64% for Gloucestershire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Dorset and Wiltshire (47% vs 35%).