Fire Service Education

SBCA desires to promote the safe, economic, and structurally sound use of structural building components. Through this, SBCA is committed to providing the construction industry and fire service with accurate information regarding the use of metal plate connected wood trusses.

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Fire-Rated Construction

Resources
Answering the Question: What Is Equivalent Protection to a 1/2-inch Gypsum Wallboard Membrane?
Wood Truss Handbook – Section 17 on Fire Performance

Part 1 • Part 2
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Online Certifications Directory
Fire Rated and Sound Transmission Assemblies
Fire Performance of Finger-Joints
PFS Test Report #86-10 ASTM E 119 Fire Endurance Test of Wood-Webbed Truss Floor-Ceiling Assembly
Sprinkler Loads on Trusses (SRR No. 1504-02)
Fire Resistance Rated Truss Assemblies (SRR No. 1509-01)
R501.3 and R302.13 Resource Page

Fire Service Education

Resources
Fire Performance of Trusses – Reference Guide
Fire Rescue Magazine – Truss Truce
NIOSH Alert – Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters
NFPRF Report – National Engineered Lightweight Construction Fire Research Project
Online Courses – Wood Truss Construction and Fire Performance
FDSOA: Take the Initiative in Promoting Firefighter Safety
16 Firefighter Safety Initiatives
Heart Healthy Firefighter
Causes of Firefighter Fatalities

Fire Damage

Resources
Assessing Fire Damaged Trusses
A Study of Metal Truss Plate Connectors When Exposed to Fire

by K.A. Harman and J.R. Lawson of the National Institute of Standards & Technology