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A wildfire burning across a hillside above a community at night

Steel framing / Fire resilient

Steel does not burn.

Cold-formed steel is non-combustible by nature. It will not ignite, carry flame, or add fuel to a fire. In California wildfire country, that is not a feature. It is the frame.

Steel framing

Non-combustible by nature

Wood is fuel. Cold-formed steel is not. It carries no flammable content, so it cannot ignite, burn, or feed a fire from within the wall. When embers land and heat climbs, the frame that holds the house up is the one thing in the assembly that will not become fuel. That is the difference between a structure that is damaged and one that is lost.

Built for the wildland-urban interface

In California WUI zones, homes are built to Chapter 7A of the building code. The standard is written around one idea: keep ignition out. A non-combustible frame answers that at the structural level, not just the surface. Steel gives us a starting point that already refuses to burn, which lets the rest of the assembly do its job under fire and ember exposure.

Resilience you can measure

Fire resilience is not a finish or a coating that ages out. It is a property of the material itself, and it does not fade with time. For owners rebuilding after a fire, and for anyone building in a high-risk zone, that permanence is what carries through insurance review, code, and the next fire season. The frame you cannot burn is the frame you build once.

In short

Non-combustible: will not ignite or carry flame
No flammable content to feed a fire
Meets the intent of WUI Chapter 7A
Fire resistance built into the material, not the finish

In a wildfire zone, the smartest thing a frame can do is refuse to burn.

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