09/16/2025
Independent study confirms durability of wood crossarms in wildfires When the heat—and fire—was turned up on both wood crossarms and composite crossarms, wood proved the more reliable option. In an independent study performed by Western Fire Center, Inc., in Kelso, Washington, wood crossarms from Brooks Manufacturing went head-to-head against composite crossarms, put through the same intense scrutiny that included the crossarms holding 300-pound weights on either side while an output of radiant heat and live fire inundated the arms....
Independent study confirms durability of wood crossarms in wildfires When the heat—and fire—was turned up on both wood crossarms and composite crossarms, wood proved the more reliable option. In a…