Source(s)

Ahrens M. Home Structure Fires. National Fire Protection Agency. February 2007.

The official site of the National Fire Protection Association [Internet]. National Fire Protection Agency. [accessed June 10, 2008]. Available from: http://www.nfpa.org

Definitions

Includes confined chimney or flue fires and confined fuel burner or boiler fires. The latter includes delayed ignitions and incidents where flames caused no damage outside the fire box.

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Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.

Odds you'll see: 1 in 4.26; 14.5; 143; 5,230; 433,200

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