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  • Articles
    Read various articles about Fire Safety. These articles have been collected from the TEK series, Concrete Masonry Designs, CM News and R&D Report.
    • Are Architects, Engineers and Code-Writing Officials Friends of the Firefighter?, by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief FDNY (ret.)
    • ASTM Committee Discussed Hose Steam Test, CM News, September 2002, 4.
    • Do the Right Thing, CM News, October 2002, 5.
    • Fire Safety issue, Concrete Masonry Designs, June 2001.
    • Fire Safety issue, Concrete Masonry Designs, October 2002
    • Fire Safety Means Public Safety-ASTM E 119, CM News, August 2002, 1 & 11.
    • Masonry Industry Comments on WTC Investigation Plan, CM News, September 2002, 8.
    • NCMA Fires at Gypsum Wall Assemblies, E&R Report, July 2002, 1 & 4-6.
    • NFPA 5000 Building Code Publication Imminent, CM News, July 2002, 20.
    • Non-Combustable Concrete Construction, Portland Cement Association, 2002.
    • Safe and Sound Concrete Masonry Homes, Concrete Masonry Designs, August 2000, 16-19.
    • TEK 7-1A, Fire Resistance Rating of Concrete Masonry Assemblies
    • The Future for Concrete Masonry After Sept. 11, CM News, December 2001, 1 & 4.
    • The NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code, CM News, October 2002, 8.

  • Associations
    An assortment of national associations that can assist with fire safety issues.

    • ASTM International
    • Standards Council of Canada
    • Human Resources Development Canada - Fire Prevention
    • National Fire Protection Association
    • US Fire Administration

  • Video
    Watch the NCMA Fire Video entitled "Concrete Masonry... A Foundation for Fire Safety".

    • Fire Video - 56k - Windows Media Player
    • Fire Video - 56k - Quicktime