Joplin High School Fire & Smoke Safety Doors

After being leveled by a tornado, Joplin High School was innovatively reconstructed, with the new facility opening shortly thereafter.  

The building is two stories, with a requirement for 13 fire doors in total. The fire ratings required ranged from 1½ - 3 hours; however all of the doors were required to meet UL 1784 smoke protection.

We provided our advanced motor-operated Auto-test closing system, with the ‘S’ label (smoke protection label). This system allowed us to provide a very aesthetic look, because coil and brackets could be mounted into the ceiling (Auto-Test does not require a fusible link or long chains, so there is no need to access above the coil when resetting, as with a conventional system). We also worked with the architect to provide the “Umbra gray” color specified in our SpectraShield^® finish.

Also required was an AlarmGard counter shutter (also with smoke protection), for the concession stand on the soccer field, and 9 stainless steel counter shutters for the internal concession stands surrounding the two gyms.

All told, we supplied a total of 31 rolling doors to the school, including service doors and Temp-Pro insulated doors, also powder coated in the matching Umbra gray color.