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Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service attended 481 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 23 for Northumberland and 68 for Nottinghamshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 10:19 in Northumberland 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 1,116). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 29% for Northumberland and 83% for Nottinghamshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Nottinghamshire (43% vs 36%).