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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attended 2,046 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,915 at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 261 for Devon and Somerset and 138 for Dorset and Wiltshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:38 in Devon and Somerset and 9:44 in Dorset and Wiltshire. Response times are broadly comparable. On enforcement activity, Dorset and Wiltshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,546 vs 1,448). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 27% for Devon and Somerset and 33% for Dorset and Wiltshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Dorset and Wiltshire (46% vs 42%).