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Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,085 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 708 at Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 97 for Hereford and Worcester and 106 for Warwickshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 10:57 in Hereford and Worcester and 8:24 in Warwickshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Hereford and Worcester carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,550 vs 1,090). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 24% for Hereford and Worcester and 28% for Warwickshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.