Fire Protection Research at the Forest Products Laboratory

Laura Hasburgh; Grant T. Kirker; Katie M. Ohno; Rachel A. Arango; Kara Yedinak; Samuel L. Zelinka

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Fire Protection Research at the Forest Products Laboratory

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Authors:

Laura Hasburgh, Grant T. Kirker, Katie M. Ohno, Rachel A. Arango, Kara Yedinak, Samuel L. Zelinka

Year:

2023

Type:

Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Paper in 119th Annual Meeting of AWPA

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Abstract

Sustainable timber use is vital to the health of American forests, and building materials represent a significant market for wood materials. However, due to the combustible nature of wood, wood building products are at risk of both becoming target fuel and contributing to the fuel load/fire spread. To reduce the risks, fire protection measures, such as fire-retardant treatments, can be employed. Here, a summary of current research related to the fire protection of wood building products is provided from exterior uses in the wildland-urban interface to interior applications for tall wood structures.

Keywords

Fire Retardant Treatments, Mass Timber, Wildland-urban Interface, Weathering

Citation

Hasburgh, Laura E.; Kirker, Grant T.; Ohno, Katie M.; Arango, Rachel A.; Yedinak, Kara M.; Zelinka, Samuel L. 2023. Fire Protection Research at the Forest Products Laboratory. In: McCown, C. (ed.) Proceedings of the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Wood Protection Association. April 3-5, 2023. Tucson, Arizona. Birmingham, Alabama: American Wood Protection Association: 42-47.