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Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,058 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,757 at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 93 for Hereford and Worcester and 186 for Tyne and Wear.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 11:08 in Hereford and Worcester and 6:32 in Tyne and Wear. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Tyne and Wear carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,920 vs 2,724). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 29% for Hereford and Worcester and 65% for Tyne and Wear, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hereford and Worcester (43% vs 37%).