Cooking equipment is the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries. Smoking is the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths. Heating equipment is the second most common cause of home fire fatalities. Arson and intentional fires Most of these fires occur outside, but most of the associated deaths, injuries, and losses occur in structures, particularly in homes.
Gotland makes a perfect ânew Crimeaâ inasmuch Sweden, like Ukraine, is not a NATO member state. Given a few busloads of âpolite touristsâ and a handful of Spetsnaz troopers, Russia can quickly and easily establish a military presence on Gotland without fear of NATO retaliation.
More Maps Print this map of the Baltic Region. The Baltic states are on the east side of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic states include Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, all of which gained independence from the Russian Empire after World War I.