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County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,180 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 986 at Cleveland Fire Brigade. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 55 for County Durham and Darlington and 33 for Cleveland.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:24 in County Durham and Darlington and 7:05 in Cleveland. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, County Durham and Darlington carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,064 vs 2,072). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 51% for County Durham and Darlington and 28% for Cleveland, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.