On this page
  1. Why it matters
  2. How the objects split
  3. The paths
  4. What people mix up
  5. How to check
  6. Limits
  7. Related records

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WUI doors versus 20-minute fire doors

Last verified 2026-08-27.

A 20-minute fire door is not automatically a wildfire door. OSFM category 8150 is California’s BML bucket for exterior doors in the WUI. Oregon R327.3.6 covers glazed doors and skylights, not a solid swinging leaf. A listing is not a permit.

You are holding a 20-minute tag and an 8150 handbook row. Those tests can share a number and still not be the same job.

The doors category is the catalog. This page is the word swap. Do not use a house-level hub graphic as a door leaf.

Why it matters

Interior fire-door tests look at room-to-room fire. WUI listings look at embers and flame on the exterior assembly. Swapping them specs the wrong hole. Garage weatherstrip is a third object.

How the objects split

ObjectWhat it isWhat it is not
20-minute / NFPA 252 fire doorA fire-door test some 8150 rows also citeAutomatic WUI compliance
OSFM 8150California exterior-door WUI listingOregon R327.3.6
R327.3.6Tempered, multilayered, glass block, or 20-minute glazingA solid wood leaf path
Garage weatherstripEmber gap at the slabAn 8150 SKU

The paths

1. Glazed opening. Use dual-pane versus tempered.

2. Solid leaf in California. Read the 8150 row. Match the model. Listing is usually voluntary.

3. Solid leaf in Oregon. R327.3.6 does not name it. Ask the official. Deschutes may accept a handbook product on the drawings.

4. Garage. Weatherstrip. No extra hole. Not this 8150 catalog.

What people mix up

  • 20-minute as 8150.
  • 8150 as required in Oregon.
  • A glazed slider as a solid-door listing.

How to check

  1. Is the leaf glazed or solid.
  2. Which program is on the drawing. 8150, a fire-door standard, or R327.3.6.
  3. Confirm the live GOVmotus record if you use 8150.

Limits

This page does not reprint 18 handbook rows. FireApproved is not the AHJ.

Questions

Is a 20-minute fire door a WUI door?

Not by itself. Some 8150 listings cite NFPA 252 or a 20-minute rating. That is a fire-door test. WUI 8150 rows can also address ember and flame exposure of the exterior assembly. Read the listing. Do not swap the two.

Does Oregon R327 list solid entry doors?

R327.3.6 names exterior windows, windows within exterior doors, and skylights. Glazed doors share that menu. A solid swinging leaf is not that subsection. Confirm the adopted code with the official.

Do I need 8150 in Oregon?

Listing is usually voluntary. Deschutes accepts handbook products when they are shown on the drawings. Absence from 8150 is not an automatic ban.

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