Fire test

A fire test is a means of determining whether fire protection products meet minimum performance criteria as set out in a building code or other applicable legislation.

Fire testing considers all applicable provisions of the product certification.

A fire test can also mean an ad hoc test performed to gather information in order to understand a specific hazard, such as a construction or storage configuration.

[7] Typical information gathered from full-scale testing is heat release rate vs. time, smoke production and species composition, radiant heat, and interaction with fire control or suppression systems.

Many fire tests are run by official laboratories for the purpose of product certification.

Fire test in Sweden , showing rapid fire spread through burning of cable jackets from one cable tray to another