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Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 708 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 106 for Warwickshire and 97 for Hereford and Worcester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:24 in Warwickshire and 10:57 in Hereford and Worcester. 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 (2,724 vs 860). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 35% for Warwickshire and 29% for Hereford and Worcester, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.