Firefree 88's performance has been fully tested and validated. Firefree Systems has tested numerous wall and ceiling assemblies to ASTM E-119, 1 & 2hr standards; room corner testing to the UBC 26-3 / UBC 8-2 standard and thermal barrier testing, along with monitored house burns. In addition to construction assemblies, Firefree 88 has performed various testing for aviation, maritime and transportation assemblies.

The tests were performed on a variety of substrates including sheet rock, wood, lath & plaster, concrete, sheet metal, tin, foam, composite panels and advanced materials such as fiberglass and carbon fiber. In extensive third party testing at ICC-ES certified laboratories, including Western Fire Center, Omega, Southwest, U.L., Warnock Hersey and the University of California Forest Products Lab, FF88 has been shown to withstand temperatures of over 2000F for a period of over 2 hours. By comparison, an average fire will burn at about 1000F to 1500F (it is estimated that the WTC burned at around 2000F for about 45 minutes). See also Fire Safety below.

This test was originally designed to evaluate a product's ability to reduce or eliminate fuel contribution, flame spread and prevention of flashover within a room. The test is performed inside an 8'x12' room with 8' ceilings using an ignition source consisting of a 30 pound wood crib. To our knowledge, no other product has passed the UBC26-3 room corner test on the following substrates:

• Full scale 30-minute polyurethane foam: RADCO Laboratories, Long Beach California. Report No. RAD-3321
  
• 5/8" AC plywood Report: WFC 04008
  
• 4" polyurethane foam, no protective skin. Report: WFC No. 99007

This test was originally designed to evaluate a product's ability to reduce or eliminate fuel contribution, flame spread and prevention of flashover within a room. This test is performed inside an 8'x12' room with 8' ceilings using an ignition source consisting of a gas powered sand burner generating a 40kw heat source for 5 minutes and 150kw for 10 minutes. Firefree 88 was tested on numerous highly volatile wood substrates shown below and, in each case, the test showed no material flame spread, smoke development or room flashover.

• 5/8" Douglas fir; test resulted in no flame spread, smoke or room flashover. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  
• 1/2" Masonite board siding. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  
• Cedar shingles. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  
• 1/4" Mahogany paneling. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  
• 7/16" Oriented Strand Board siding. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  
• 7/16" Lap siding. University of California, Forest Products Laboratories @ Berkeley.
  

The test consists of two rooms 8'x12' with 8' ceilings, one coated with FF88, the other one uncoated. The walls and ceiling of each room was paneled with plywood, which is commonly found in building structures, as many buildings have wood paneling in their interiors. Additionally, wood is highly combustible, thus making the test a worst-case scenario

The intent of the test is to show our product's ability to reduce smoke; vertical flames spread and prevent room flashover. Succeeding in a highly flammable wood structure will bode very well for many other substrates such as gypsum, metal, composites, laminates, etc. The substrates tested, and passed, were:

• 5/8" A/C Plywood
  

This test shows a products' ability to prevent smoke, flame spread and heat release across an expansive ceiling area such as would be found in a large industrial building. In the tests we used highly combustible substrates to show the product's ability to perform on other substrates, which are less combustible. The substances tested, and passed, were:

• 1x4 T&G Fir
  
• 1/2" cellulose ceiling ties
  
• 1/2" gypsum

The first generation of fire coatings ("fire retardants") were based on the now obsolete concept that fires spread mainly horizontally. Thus, these coatings were designed to slow the horizontal progress of a fire and were only required to pass the ASTM E-84 Steiner Tunnel Test.

The E-84 test is used as a means of measuring flame spread and smoke over a horizontal surface for a period of 10 minutes with an 80kw energy source, resulting in either a class A, B or C rating. With the use of FF88 coating, the following materials have been tested under this criteria and have a class A rating.

• 7/16" oriented strand board. Report: UL 14654
  
• 1/2" cement board. Report: OMEGA 15810-110128
  
• 1-1/2" fiberglass/foam PVC acoustic panels. Report: SWRI 01-6739-144a
  
• 2" foam co-polymer. Report: OMEGA 16941-118444
  
• 1x4" T&G douglas fir. Report: OMEGA 15810-111045

This test is the standard time/temperature curve based on post flashover conditions. The test measures the ability of wall and partition systems, floor ceiling and roof ceiling systems to stop flame or hot gases penetrating thru the assembly. Assemblies are tested under time (1 hour or more) and temperature (1800°F or more) conditions. Assemblies are tested under loaded and non-loaded conditions.

The test is conducted as follows: The wall or ceiling assembly is placed either vertically or horizontally on one side of an oven. Thermocouples (temperature recorders) are placed on the exterior side of the assembly to record temperatures passing thru the wall and ceiling assemblies. On the opposite side, 24 gas flames that can reach over 2,000 degrees blast away at the assembly for up to two hours or more. These flames are thrown at the wall trying to incinerate the entire wall. In almost all cases, an unprotected wall will collapse. What makes FF88 so impressive is that our coating reflects the heat away from the wall keeping the temperature of the wall in a safe range. The wall or ceiling is kept structurally intact. Firefree 88 testing is always conducted in "real world" conditions.

I. WALL ASSEMBLIES - 1 HOUR

• 1/2" sheetrock 2x4 wood studs @ 16" o.c. Report: WFC No. 00089 T1&T2
  
• Australia: 1/2" non-rated sheetrock over 1-1/2" metal studs @ 16" o.c. non load bearing. Testing performed @ CSIRO Australia.
  
• 5/8" sheetrock 2x4 wood studs @ 16" o.c. (Gypsum lawsuit) Report: WFC No. 99064

• 1" thick plaster attached to metal wall studs @ 16" o.c. WFC engineering letter. Project: 666 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA
  
• 1/2" wood lath & plaster, 2x4 wood studs @ 16" o.c. Report: WFC No. 01084

• 5/8" fire treated plywood each side of 6" metal studs. WFC engineering letter. Project: Meyer Store #222.
  
• 3/4" T & G wood veneer over 5/8 gypsum, over wall studs. WFC engineering letter. Maryland State Fire Marshal letter of approval. Project: Nordic Log Homes.
  
• Australia: 30 minute test (12.5mm) 1/2" T&G pine weatherboard at both sides of 90mm x 45mm (2"x4") studs @ 450mm on center (16" o.c.). Testing performed @ CSIRO Australia Standard (1530-4). Report FSV-0989
  
• 1/2" plywood shear wall over 2x6 studs @ 16" o.c. WFC engineering letter. Project: Shear wall.
  
• 7/16" timberline hardboard siding on stud wall. Report: WFC No. 01003.

II. WALL ASSEMBLIES - 2 HOURS

• 1 layer 5/8" sheetrock non-load bearing on 2x4 wood studs @16" o.c. WFC engineering letter.
  
• 2 layers 5/8" sheetrock, loaded stud wall with 9 built in defects. Report SIPNO. 35.04, 439 UC, Forest Laboratory.

III. CEILING ASSEMBLIES - 1 HOUR

• 5/8" type-X sheetrock, single layer on 2x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with defective nailing, with 5/8" T&G Plywood sub-floor. Report: WFC No. 99053 3.T1
  
• 5/8" single layer 5/8" type-X sheetrock on 2x10 joists @ 24" o.c. with defective nailing with 5/8" T&G Plywood sub-floor. Report: WFC No. 99053 2.T3.
  
• Single layer 5/8" type-X sheetrock over RC channel @ 24" o.c. with 2x8 joists @ 16" o.c. with 3/4" T&G Plywood sub-floor. Report: WFC No. 99067 T4.
  
• Single layer 5/8" type-X sheetrock over RC channel @ 24"o.c. with 9-1/2" - 250 series TJI @ 19.2" o.c. Report: WHI-495-PSH-0245, Intertek testing.
  
• Single layer 5/8" type-X sheetrock on BCI 450 series. I joists @ 16" o.c. with defective nailing. Report: WFC No. 00019 T3.

• Exposed 2x6 T&G Pine with 3" Polyisocyanurate foam, 2x4 sleepers & 1/2" CDX Plywood sheathing. Report: WFC No. 99079 T2.
  
• Exposed full dimensional 2x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with 1-3/4" wood sub-floor with 3-1/2" fiberglass insulation @ joists. WFC engineering letter. Project: Mercy Gardens, San Diego, CA.
  
• Exposed full dimensional 2x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with exposed 1-3/4" wood sub-floor. WFC engineering letter. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Women's Facility Center, Tacoma, WA
  
• Radius wood trusses @ 24" o.c. with exposed 3/4" plywood sheathing. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Downtown Phoenix Lofts
  
• 2x14 joists @ 16" o.c. with 2 layers. 3/4" plywood sub-floor with 3-1/2" mineral wood insulation between joists with suspended sheetrock ceiling. WFC engineering letter. Project: 37 & 39 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA.
  
• 2x4 web trusses @ 24" o.c. with 3/4" plywood roof sheathing with 3-1/2" polyisocyanurate foam and roof membrane. WFC engineering letter. Project: Ruby's Diner, Washington, DC.

• 7/8" plaster over metal lath fastened to trusses @ 24" o.c. with R-30 insulation. WFC engineering letter. Project: Woodland Church, Sacramento, CA

• Embossed tin attached to 1"x2" wood @ 4x10 joists @ 12" o.c. with 1-1/2" wood flooring. Report: WFC Report No. 00050 T1

IV. CEILING ASSEMBLIES - 2 HOURS

• Defective U.L assembly BXUV-G524 where 1/2" type-C was required & 1/2" non-rated was installed. WFC engineering letter. Project: Sagamore Towers, Quincy, MA
  
• Single layer 5/8" type-X sheetrock with nominal 2x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with 3/4" plywood sub-floor & 3/4" gypcrete. WFC engineering letter. Project: Residence Inn Retrofit

• Exposed 3x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with 4-3/4" wood layered sub-floor. Report: WFC No. 00124 T1

• Embossed Tin over 3/8" rock board attached to nominal 3x10 joists @ 16" o.c. with 1/4" wood sub-floor with suspended T-Bar ceiling. WFC engineering letter. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Westwood Church.

• 2-3/4" concrete slab-floor. Report: WFC No. 01011

V. WOOD TIMBERS - 1 HOUR

• Assorted glue lam beams. 2-1/4" minilams; 2x10 joists and 5/8" OSB floor sheathing. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E Project: Avignon Apartments, San Jose, CA
  
• Roof system glue lams. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Mtn. View, CA
  
• Floor beams. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Westminster News
  
• Wood collar ties. Structural engineering calculations: Ron Loar, P.E. Project: Mason Residence, Alexandria, VA

VI. SHAFT WALLS - 1 HOUR

• 1/2" Oriented Stand Board (OSB) over 3x6 wood studs @ 16" o.c. with one layer, 5/8" type-X sheetrock @ opposite interior wall. WFC engineering letter. Project: Student/Housing

VII. DOORS

The test used is the UBC-7-2, which is the standard for rating door assemblies for periods of time (20, 45, 60 90 minutes and more). The ASTM E-119 time temperature curve is used in the test criteria as it relates to the length of the test.

• 1-3/8" non-rated solid core door, ASTM E-119, 45 minutes at negative pressure. Report: Warnock Hersey No. WHI-495-1569
  
• 5/16" mahogany plywood panel (5) in solid wood (1-3/4") rails, 30 minutes at positive pressure. Report: SISIR (Singapore) No. 96003

VIII. FOAM/FOAM COMPOSITE PANELS

UBC-26-2, Thermal Barrier Test. This test is performed in a horizontal oven using the first 15 minutes of the ASTM E-119 time temperature curve. The test duration is 15 minutes and used on foam and foam composite panels. The test is designed to test a product's ability to slow the temperature rise of foam during fire situations. The test procedure is the same as used in testing a floor-ceiling or roof-ceiling assembly on the horizontal oven.

• 24 gauge steel exterior skin polyurethane foam interior. Report: WFC No. 99063
  
• 7/16" Oriented Stand Board (OSB) exterior skin, polystyrene foam interior. Report: WFC No. 99070
  
• 1/4" Gypsum board skin, polyurethane foam 1/16" fiberglass skin. Report: WFC No. 01084.T3

• BSS-7239-88, Boeing Toxicity Test

  This test measures materials and products under flaming and non-flaming conditions for levels of carbon monoxide, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen cyanide. Testing was performed at Omega Laboratories; three of the tested items registered Zero (0). Three of the tested items registered 80%-90% below the minimum safety levels.

• University of Pittsburgh Test for Combustion Product Toxicity

  This test is performed under flammable smoke conditions in a central chamber using live rats and hampsters to measure the toxicity levels of the product or material being tested. Anderson Laboratories Report #497. All animals survived the test procedure

This test is used to measure specific optical density of smoke generated by solid materials. Specimens are tested in a closed chamber to both flaming and non-flaming conditions. The test is used by the Department of Transportation in testing foams, fiberglass and other cellular materials. The following materials have been tested and passed the listed criteria.

• Polyurethane foam filters
  
• 1/8" fiberglass transit panels

This test is used to measure and compare surface flammability of materials when exposed to a prescribed level of radiant heat energy. The test is used by the Department of Transportation in testing foams, fiberglass and other cellular materials. The following materials have been tested and passed the listed criteria.

• Polyurethane foam filters
  
• 1/8" fiberglass transit panels

This test measures heat release, rate of smoke release, heat of combustion and heat of gasification (vaporization). The test also measures ignition temperature and critical flux levels; it is a tool that provides necessary data for computer fire modeling. The following materials were used to determine the comparative performance of coated versus uncoated materials used in a controlled house burn and as an R&D tool to determine the relative performance of coated materials

• Medium cedar shakes
  
• 5/8" T-111 Douglas fir siding
  
• 5/8" AC pywood
  
• 5/8" sheetrock
  
• 5/8" cellulose ceiling tiles
  
• 1/2" cellulose ceiling tiles
  
• 1/4" mahogany paneling
  
• 1/4" steel plate
  
• Polyurethane foam

This test measures heat and smoke release rates for materials and products. This test provides a reasonably priced screening method for materials and products in a small scale, laboratory condition to check viability of such materials and products to meet fire code requirements before any full scale fire testing. The following material has been tested under this criteria.

• 1/4" fiberglass panels