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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended 3,899 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 734 at Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 589 for Greater Manchester and 72 for Oxfordshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 6:55 in Greater Manchester and 10:24 in Oxfordshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Greater Manchester carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,562 vs 834). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 56% for Greater Manchester and 44% for Oxfordshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Oxfordshire (46% vs 43%).