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Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,065 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 823 at North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 91 for Buckinghamshire and 38 for North Yorkshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:06 in Buckinghamshire and 10:38 in North Yorkshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, North Yorkshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,380 vs 1,142). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 28% for Buckinghamshire and 82% for North Yorkshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in North Yorkshire (41% vs 35%).