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Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,915 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,280 at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 138 for Dorset and Wiltshire and 163 for Staffordshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:44 in Dorset and Wiltshire and 9:54 in Staffordshire. 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 1,022). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 33% for Dorset and Wiltshire and 88% for Staffordshire, 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 36%).