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A monthly compendium of facts and figures
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10/01/2000
A monthly compendium of facts and figures
The ranking of the United States among industrialized nations for the number of annual fire deaths as a percentage of the country's total population: 1
Approximate number of fires documented annually in college dormitories: 17,000
Of these reported fires, the percentage of dorms which had installed sprinkler systems: 27
Cost of installing sprinklers as a percentage of total building cost: 1
Value of property damage caused by fires in 1998: $8,629,000
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