FMC Tanks Supplies Fire-Protected Tanks designed for the safe storage and dispensing of petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, fuel-oil, heating-oil, kerosene, alcohol), chemicals and other flammable or combustible products. Fire-Protected Tanks are designed to withstand prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures while maintaining the temperature of the primary tank and its contents below thresholds that may ignite or rapidly combust the liquidsvapors within. Fire-Protected steel exterior tanks utilize a lightweight concrete thermal insulation material to achieve thermal protection. Fire-Protected concrete aggregate exterior tanks utilize a dense industrial grade concrete to achieve thermal protection. Both Fire-Protected aboveground tank designs have merits that are usually dependent upon specific end-user site and performance requirements. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has issued performance standard UL-2085, Protected Secondary Containment Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, a performance standard which requires that tank designs be third-party tested and certified as having successfully passed the following test provisions: