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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 777 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 3,899 at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 68 for Royal Berkshire and 589 for Greater Manchester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:48 in Royal Berkshire and 6:55 in Greater Manchester. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Greater Manchester carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,562 vs 1,352). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 70% for Royal Berkshire and 56% for Greater Manchester, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Royal Berkshire (45% vs 43%).