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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service attended 2,217 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,164 at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 132 for Essex County and 98 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:24 in Essex County and 8:54 in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Essex County carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,034 vs 2,920). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 50% for Essex County and 59% for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hampshire and Isle of Wight (50% vs 42%).