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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended 3,899 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,100 at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 589 for Greater Manchester and 165 for South Yorkshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 6:55 in Greater Manchester and 7:39 in South Yorkshire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, South Yorkshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,074 vs 3,562). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 56% for Greater Manchester and 33% for South Yorkshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Greater Manchester (43% vs 34%).