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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended 3,899 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 589 for Greater Manchester and 68 for Nottinghamshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 6:55 in Greater Manchester and 8:26 in Nottinghamshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Nottinghamshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,610 vs 3,562). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 56% for Greater Manchester and 83% for Nottinghamshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.