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Learn how individual fuel packages respond when exposed to ignition sources. Apply the 2019 edition of NFPA 289.

Make more informed fire protection decisions using the updated edition of NFPA 289, Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages. It features the latest requirements used to determine the contribution of individual fuel packages to heat and smoke release in a room.

NFPA 289 is trusted by performance-based design teams to gather input data effectively for a computer fire model to measure the expected fire development and smoke release in a building for various fuel packages, including decorative objects; exhibit booths; and theater, motion picture, and television stage settings.

The 2019 edition reflects recent advancements in laboratory technology for lighting and recording, along with:

• New provisions for fire-retardant-treated natural Christmas trees, including conditioning requirements
• Alternate provisions when testing for forensic fire reconstruction or research purposes

Testing laboratories and manufacturers will find the 2019 edition of NFPA 289 a reliable and up-to-date source of solid information about fire test response characteristics. (Softbound, 28 pp., 2019)