Western Roofing Expo 2020

Fire Resistance: Lessons from the 2017 Northern California Fires and Elsewhere (Room Champagne 4)

10 Jun 19
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Business, Codes, Industry Issues, Legal, Low Slope/Commercial, Safety, Steep Slope/Residential

Speaker(s): Philip Dregger, Technical Roof Services, a Salas O’Brien Company

New roof coverings are required to pass certain tests for fire resistance; as they should be.  Investigations following the 2017 Northern California fires, however, reminded us that damage to roof coverings during fires often depends on conditions not addressed by standard tests of fire resistance.  And, it turns out that something as simple as adding insulation as part of a reroof project can compromise the fire-resistance of a rated roof/ceiling assembly.