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County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,131 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,058 at Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 47 for County Durham and Darlington and 93 for Hereford and Worcester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:18 in County Durham and Darlington and 11:08 in Hereford and Worcester. 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 2,724). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 51% for County Durham and Darlington and 29% for Hereford and Worcester, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hereford and Worcester (43% vs 30%).