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Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,545 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 68 for Nottinghamshire and 186 for Tyne and Wear.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:26 in Nottinghamshire 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, Nottinghamshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,610 vs 2,920). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 83% for Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire (43% vs 37%).