Standardized Testing

These requirements are intended to evaluate the length of time that these types of assemblies will contain a fire or retain their structural integrity, or both, dependent upon the type of assembly involved, during a predetermined test exposure. The test evaluates the assembly's resistance to heat, and in some instances to a hose stream, while carrying an applied load, if the assembly is load bearing. The results of these tests are one factor in assessing predicted fire performance of building construction and assemblies.

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Accreditation

Western Fire Center, Inc. (WFCi) is accredited under the International Accreditation Service (IAS) Acceptance Criteria for Laboratory Accreditation (TL #180). This accreditation encompasses the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 and relevant requirements of the ISO 9000 series of standards.

This accreditation gives our clients confidence that we follow the highest standards in testing and quality procedures. Our knowledgeable staff has 30 years of experience in the fire testing and certification business.
To see our IAS Accreditation Certificate, please visit our accreditation page HERE.

Accredited Standards

WFCi is Accredited to Test to the Following Standards:
ASTM E 108, ASTM E 119, ASTM E 136, ASTM E 152, ASTM E 814, ASTM E 1537, ASTM E 1590, ASTM E 1623, ASTM E 2010, ASTM E 2074, ASTM D 1929, ASTM D 2898, CA TB 116, CA TB 117, CA TB 121, CA TB 129, CA TB 133, DASMA 107, ISO 834, ISO 9705, NFPA 251, NFPA 252, NFPA 256, NFPA 257, NFPA 265, NFPA 266, NFPA 267, NFPA 268, NFPA 286, UBC AC-107, UBC 7-1, UBC 7-2, UBC 7-4, UBC 7-5, UBC 8-2, UBC 15-2, UBC 26-2, UBC 26-3, UL 9, UL 10B, UL 10C, UL 72, UL 263 UL 555, UL 790, UL 1056, UL 1479, UL 1715, UL 1895, and UL 1975.

To see our IAS Accreditation Certificate, please visit our accreditation page HERE.

WFCi Brochures

WFCi has been hard at work as part of the Wildland Fire Task Group developing a new test standard to assist in preventing fires in urban wildland settings. For more information on this work and to see the report for the first series of tests using this new standard, goHERE.

Click HERE to view WFCi's trifold testing brochure.

Click HERE to view WFCi's full 6 page portfolio testing brochure.

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