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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 777 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,011 at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 68 for Royal Berkshire and 80 for Cambridgeshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:48 in Royal Berkshire and 9:34 in Cambridgeshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Cambridgeshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,712 vs 1,352). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 70% for Royal Berkshire and 88% for Cambridgeshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Cambridgeshire (53% vs 45%).