FIRE PROTECTION

Rockwool Premium Plus Insulation &
ROCK-TIGHT Adhesive

Facts on Fire:

• The U.S. has on of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world.
• Between 1992 and 2001, an average of 4,266 Americans lost their lives and another 24,913 were injured annually as the result of fire.
• About 100 firefighters are killed each year in duty related incidents
• Each year, fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined

Cumulatively, residential fires do represent a major disaster, along the lines of a violent eathquake or deadly hurricane. Nearly 5,000 Americans die each year in fires, and 80% of those deaths result from home fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. The NFPA reports that on average during 1999, a U.S. fire department responded to a fire every 17 seconds. That same year, fire caused an average of one death every 2-1/2 hours.

* Facts provided by the U.S. Fire Administration

Testing and Evaluation: The ambient temperature and humidity at the time of the test were 86ºF and 55% R.H., respectively. The initial TC Temperature established the Max TC and Average TC (325ºF and 250ºF temperature rise, respectively).

Observations made during the test: