S1.1 Codes

material that will ignite and burn, as a flme or glow, in a fire.

an assembly of a fire door, fire window, or fire damper, including all req'd anchorage, frames, sills and hardware

fire-resistance-rated vertical or horizontal assembly (with protected openings) designed to restrict the spread of fire

• fire-resistive component used to sperate dwelling units in R-2 const, guest rooms in R-1 const, and tenant spaces in covered malls, also used on corridor walls
• generally req'd to have min 1HR rating
• sim to fire barriers, but support reqs aren't as strict

• period of time an opening assembly (window, door) can confine a fire or maintain its integrity
• doors: NFPA 252, UL 10B or UL IOC
• windows:NFPA 257
• must withstand fire exposure and thermal shock, not heat transmission (fire-resistance)

use fire-protection rating

the property of a material or assembly to withstand or resist the spread of fire or give protection from it

• the period of time a building component (wall, floor, roof, beam, column) can confine a fire or maintain its structural integrity
• ASTM E119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• dif from fire-protection rating, which involves protected openings

• should not be used as a noun
• as an adjective, it should only be used as a modifier with defined compund terms
• ex: fire-retardant-treated wood

• to withstand flame or give protection from it
• applies to materials as well as combinations of components
• NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame-Resistant Textile and Films

the propagation of flame over a surface

• value assigned to a material tested in accordance
• ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

capable of burning with a flame and subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion

• material that will not ignite and burn in a flame or fire
• only classified as such if in accordance with:
• ASTM E136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750^oC
• or if is has a structural base of non-combustible material with a surfacing not more than ¹/₈" thick that has a flame-spread index no greater than 50

picture molds, chair rails, baseboards, handrails, door and window frames, and similar decorative or protective materials used in fixed applications

Fair Housing Act

National Fire Protection Association

American Standards Institue

American Society for Testing and Materials

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Underwriters Laboratories

• Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• fire test for construction assemblies

• Standard Test Methods for fire Test for Door Assemblies
• fire test for construction assemblies

• Standard Test Methods for Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies
• fire test for construction assemblies

• Standar Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
• fire test for finish materials

• Standard Test Method of Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
• fire test for finish materials

• Flooring Radiant Panel Test
• fire test for finish materials

• Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor covering Materials
• Pill Test
• fire test for finish materials

• Room Corner Test
• fire test for finish materials

• Standard Methods of Fire Test for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth
• fire test for finish materials

• Standard Method of Fire Test for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films
• fire test for finish materials

Assembly

Business

Educational

Factory and Industrial

Hazardous

Institutional

Merchantile

Residential

Storage

Utility or misc

• (A) I 0 - 25
• (B) II 26 - 75
• (C)III 76 - 200

• area used in conjunction with the main occupancy
• does not exceed 10% of the floor area of the main occupancy
• does not need to be seperated form the main occupancy with a fire barrier

• area that is incidental to the main occupancy and has same classification
• must be sperated from the main occupancy by a fire barrier