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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service attended 2,217 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 132 for Essex County and 93 for Hereford and Worcester.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:24 in Essex County 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, Essex County carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,034 vs 2,724). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 50% for Essex County and 29% for Hereford and Worcester, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.