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Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,260 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,085 at Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 142 for Staffordshire and 97 for Hereford and Worcester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:38 in Staffordshire and 10:57 in Hereford and Worcester. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Hereford and Worcester carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,724 vs 1,022). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 88% for Staffordshire and 29% for Hereford and Worcester, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hereford and Worcester (43% vs 36%).