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Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,065 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,164 at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 91 for Buckinghamshire and 98 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:06 in Buckinghamshire and 8:54 in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Response times are broadly comparable. On enforcement activity, Hampshire and Isle of Wight carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,920 vs 1,142). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 28% for Buckinghamshire and 59% for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hampshire and Isle of Wight (50% vs 35%).