Date:         Fri, 5 Nov 2010 10:34:32 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Some potentially stupid actions
Comments: To: george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
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At 10:00 AM 11/5/2010  -0400, george jannini wrote:
>   Picture, shmicture-I want to see the a marshall's report regarding
>this incident.

To put some rough numbers on it -- there are about eight million RVs
on the road in the US and roughly 3100 fires per year, of which three
quarters are caused by 12v electrical systems.

So roughly one in every 2600 RVs has a fire each year, and roughly
one in every 10,000 has a fire that is not caused by 12 volt
electrical systems.

The major cause of house fires is cooking.  I *suspect* that the
major non-electrical cause of RV fires is also cooking.

Incidentally the USFA reports that the major cause of outdoor fires
between 2003 and 2007 is intentionally set fires and unintentionally
set fires.  I'd say that was a safe bet.

Yours,
David