INTENT:
To limit the probability that the materials used to construct
the assembly providing the fire-resistance rating of a firewall will be easily
altered or damaged during use, which could lead to an inability of the firewall
to control the spread of fire from one building to another building, which
could lead to harm to persons in the building not originally involved in fire.
To limit the probability that the materials used to construct
the assembly providing the fire-resistance rating of a firewall will be easily
damaged by falling debris during a fire, which could lead to an inability
of the firewall to control the spread of fire from one building to another
building, which could lead to harm to persons in the building not originally
involved in fire.