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Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service attended 699 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,131 at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 34 for Cornwall and 47 for County Durham and Darlington.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 11:56 in Cornwall and 8:18 in County Durham and Darlington. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, County Durham and Darlington carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,064 vs 1,176). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 58% for Cornwall and 51% for County Durham and Darlington, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Cornwall (42% vs 30%).