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The latest edition of NFPA 557, Standard for Determination of Fire Loads for Use in Structural Fire Protection Design covers everything you need to determine the fire load and fire load density when designing and evaluating the structural fire performance of a building. The 2020 edition includes updated language for defining limited-combustible materials, guidance on fire losses in warehouses, reorganized heat of combustion values, and updated reference documents.