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Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 836 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,131 at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 64 for Bedfordshire and 47 for County Durham and Darlington.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:27 in Bedfordshire and 8:18 in County Durham and Darlington. Response times are broadly comparable. On enforcement activity, County Durham and Darlington carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,064 vs 1,636). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Bedfordshire and 51% for County Durham and Darlington, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Bedfordshire (40% vs 30%).