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Truss Construction and Fire
Safety:
The Wood Truss Council reports that wooden trusses are used in roof systems
in more than 60% of all buildings in the United States, and truss and related
engineered wooden floor systems are also becoming more common. Under fire
conditions, these truss systems can weaken and fail, leading to collapse of
roofs, floors and the entire structure. Truss systems are usually hidden, and
fires within truss systems may go unnoticed for long periods of time, resulting
in loss of integrity.
Fifteen separate incidents
investigated by NIOSH identified at least 20 fatalities and 12 injuries from
1998-2003 during fire-fighting operations in buildings containing truss systems.
Roof and floor truss system collapses in buildings that are on fire cannot be
predicted and may occur without warning.
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