Essential Data Solutions, an information-gathering firm, reveals a snapshot of 2002 fire incidents by cause of ignition out of more than 600,000 incidents reported to EDS as of Jan. 10. For more information about how the data are compiled, visit www.edscentral.net.

Unintentional
36.18%

Intentional
7.08%

Other
6.77%

Cause Undetermined After Investigation
15.60%

Case Under Investigation
11.40%

Act of Nature
1.72%

Failure of Equipment
21.25%