Mid Rise Wooden Structures

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The number of fires continues to drop.  30 years ago there were about 33,000 residential fires in Canada; in 2007 this was down to 13,000, even though the population had grown nearly 50%.  Residential fires are simply far less common than they used to be.

Data available here:
http://www.ccfmfc.ca/stats.html


Add sprinklers and fire-resistant interior materials to the mix, and mid-rise wood becomes very much an acceptable risk.