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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service attended 2,151 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 723 at Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 91 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight and 57 for Oxfordshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:08 in Hampshire and Isle of Wight and 10:16 in Oxfordshire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Hampshire and Isle of Wight carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,920 vs 834). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 59% for Hampshire and Isle of Wight and 44% for Oxfordshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.