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Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 836 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,058 at Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 64 for Bedfordshire and 93 for Hereford and Worcester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:27 in Bedfordshire and 11:08 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 1,636). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Bedfordshire 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 40%).