Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The fire waste in the United States (Amount of the fire tax ; Analysis of fire losses in the United States ; Causes of the fire waste in the United States--frame buildings, faulty construction ; Cost of fire protection ; Marine losses) -- The fire waste in European cities -- European and American fire losses compared -- How to reduce fire losses -- Waste of natural resources by fire -- Waste of structural materials other than that by fire.
