Part of Carbeck's Educational Programs series, this educational program provides firefighters with information needed to more safely fight fires in buildings constructed with wood trusses. First produced together with the Houston Fire Department and WTCA, it addresses the facts about the fire performance of metal plate connected wood trusses. This updated edition is divided into short 10 minute modules and available both on CD and online.

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What's New

Ad Hoc Demonstration Fire – Sheathed Unprotected Floor System:
A burn demonstration of a sheathed, unprotected floor assembly was conducted in Colonie, NY at the request of the New York State Building Officials Conference. This presentation provides complete coverage of the demonstration, including design and setup, video and photos of two burns, and analysis of the results. (Online presentation coming soon – see currently available information in SBC Magazine). [READ ARTICLE]

"It's time for the fire service to make peace with an old nemesis." (FireRescue Magazine - 2004):
Trusses are strong, efficient, reliable, predictable, and, once you get to know them, pretty cool. For too long the fire service has vilified this structural engineering marvel. In this article you’ll get to know the truss—up close and personal. [READ ARTICLE]

Fire Performance of Finger Joints
The latest information on finger-jointed trusses, a.k.a. gusset-less trusses, is available here.

Facts on the Fire Performance of Wood Trusses
CSCI's four-color brochure addresses the concepts the fire protection industry believes to be true about trusses and states the facts on the fire performance of trusses.

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Additional Fire Service Resources
WTCA's Fire Service Resource page offers a host of materials on the structural building components industry and the fire performance of metal plate connected wood trusses.