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County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,131 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,545 at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 47 for County Durham and Darlington and 68 for Nottinghamshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:18 in County Durham and Darlington and 8:26 in Nottinghamshire. Response times are broadly comparable. On enforcement activity, Nottinghamshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,610 vs 4,064). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 51% for County Durham and Darlington and 83% for Nottinghamshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Nottinghamshire (43% vs 30%).