Table 2. Assumed distribution parameters for all cost categories.

Cost Component	Distribution Details	Pessimistic	Conservative	Positively Biased	Optimistic
Variable Suppression Costs	Min	-10%	-15%	-50%	-50%
	Mean	0%	0%	-15%	-5%
	Median	0%	0%	-19%	-5%
	Max	10%	15%	-10%	25%
	Skewness	0.00	0.00	-0.76	-0.37
	Kurtosis	2.33	2.33	3.11	2.33
Fixed Suppression Costs	Min	-2%	-3%	-25%	-25%
	Mean	0%	0%	-5%	-5%
	Median	0%	0%	-7%	-5%
	Max	2%	3%	0%	5%
	Skewness	0.00	0.00	-0.58	-0.62
	Kurtosis	2.33	2.33	2.78	2.63
Timber Losses	Min	-5%	-10%	-25%	-25%
	Mean	0%	0%	-5%	-5%
	Median	0%	0%	-6%	-5%
	Max	5%	10%	5%	-8%
	Skewness	0.00	0.00	-0.30	-0.40
	Kurtosis	2.33	2.33	2.45	2.41
Property, Asset & Infrastructure Losses	Min	-5%	-6%	-25%	-50%
	Mean	-2%	-3%	-7%	-12%
	Median	-2%	-3%	-7%	-13%
	Max	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Skewness	-0.18	0.00	-0.58	-0.59
	Kurtosis	2.38	2.33	2.78	2.73
Evacuation Costs	Min	-1%	-2%	-10%	-15%
	Mean	0%	0%	-5%	-3%
	Median	0%	0%	-5%	-3%
	Max	1%	2%	0%	5%
	Skewness	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.42
	Kurtosis	2.33	2.33	2.33	2.56
Health Costs	Min	-0.01%	-0.5%	-1%	-5%
	Mean	0%	0%	-0.2%	-1%
	Median	0%	0%	-0.2%	-1%
	Max	0.01%	0.5%	0.0%	5%
	Skewness	0.00	0.00	-0.83	0.51
	Kurtosis	2.33	2.33	3.26	2.68