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A Class A roof is not the same as a WUI-compliant roof

September 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

By Blake Carney, FireTek Wildfire Defense. Why external-fire classification and ventilation-opening protection remain separate requirements across today's leading WUI codes. Roofing contractors across the West are hearing the term "Class A" more often as wildfire construction standards expand. For good reason: Class A is a critical roof-performance benchmark. But it can also ...