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Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,915 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,896 at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 138 for Dorset and Wiltshire and 483 for Lancashire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:44 in Dorset and Wiltshire and 7:32 in Lancashire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Lancashire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,986 vs 1,546). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 33% for Dorset and Wiltshire and 12% for Lancashire, 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 41%).