Silk Plant and Tree Fire Tests
The majority of states have adopted state wide fire codes that regulate the use of indoor silk plants and trees. The following page details each of these silk plant and tree fire tests and demonstrates why our fire retardant plants and trees are the safest on the market.
NFPA 705 Field Flame Test on Silk Plant Foliage
The following video is a NFPA 705 field flame test on silk plant foliage. The NFPA 705 is the test used most often by the fire official to validate the fire retardancy of silk plant foliage. As the name suggests, this is a test that is performed in the field after the silk plants and trees have been delivered to the project site. It is very important to ensure that the silk plant foliage manufacturer can not only supply the fire test certificates but also can ensure the product will pass a field flame test.
NFPA 705 (1997 Edition) Test Criteria:
A. Apply 12 seconds continuous ignition.
B. Remove ignition. Product must self extinguish within 2 seconds.
C. Flaming driplets cannot continue to burn when hitting the floor.