Life safety and property loss issues led to the development of the Fire Trak System of rated construction joints to handle deflection and firestopping at the head of rated partitions.

DESCRIPTION
The Fire Trak System was developed and patented to solve the problem of firestopping the heads of fire rated partitions, while still allowing for movement of roof or floor decks. It consists of the Fire Trak ceiling runner, with a shoulder that is offset the thickness of the wall material. A second piece of wall material is fitted tight to the roof or floor deck and then is attached to the shoulder. This allows the deck and the Fire Trak ceiling runner to move in relation to the wall studs, and allows the piece of wall material attached to the Fire Trak to slide over the primary wall material.

BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE
The Fire Trak System meets the requirements of the three model codes.

ECONOMY
The Fire Trak System can be installed competitively with other systems that usually are not capable of providing the necessary movement.

SIMPLICITY
The Fire Trak uses standard materials that are used to construct the wall. No special training of installers is required.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
The extra wall cladding material used in the Fire Trak System is usually smaller pieces of wall material that normally have to be hauled to a landfill as scrap.

CYCLING / ACTUAL MOVEMENT
This issue seems to be a shortcoming of most systems. The Fire Trak System can handle 6" of repeated movement of roof or floor decks, while maintaining its firestopping effectiveness indefinitely. Fire Trak has been tested with the cycling requirements of the new test standards.

SOUND CONTROL
The Fire Trak System creates such a tight seal that its superior sound control characteristics may have applications even when the walls do not have to be firestopped.

The Shadowline design allows fast and easy installation. The Cavity Shadowline is designed for use in cavity walls. These two designs are the best choice for most applications.

WARNOCK HERSEY TESTS
The Fire Trak System has been fire and hose stream tested by Warnock Hersey, Inc. Laboratories. The test assemblies met the fire and hose stream requirements for 60 minutes (1 Hr.) and 120 minute (2 Hr.) "T" and "F" rated assemblies. The designs are listed in the Warnock Hersey Directory of Listed Products.

1 Hr. Design No. FT/PV 60-01
2 Hr. Design No. FT/PV 120-01

*Fire Trak Corp. has also completed a fire test at Warnock Hersey that allows up to 6" of deflection, or a 3" range of motion. This test was conducted in accordance with UL 2079 test standards.

U.L. TESTED CLASSIFIED & LISTED
The FIRE TRAK System is U.L. tested, classified, and listed in the following U.L. Designs.

Construction Joints - '99 Directory:
New assembly numbers are in the process of being assigned and will appear in the '99 Directories

Construction Joints - '97 and '98 Directories:

Walls Types - '94, '95, and '96 Directories
U410, U411, U412, U420, U421, U422, U435, U436, U438, U442, U443, U444, U445, U448, U451, U452, U453, U454, U455, U456, U457, U458, U459, U463, U465, U466, U467, U468, U469, U474, U478, U488, U490, U491, U492, U493, U494, U 495, U496, U497, U498, U499