Bus and Coach Fire Protection Systems

Firetrace installation will not interfere with vehicle servicing or maintenance.

Mass transit is a critical component to many communities' transportation plans. In many communities buses play a major role in providing daily transit to commuters while reducing the congestion of personal vehicles on roads and highways. Meanwhile mobility vehicles have an increased role in allowing disabled persons to live more independently.

However, the impact of a fire in one of these vehicles is wide ranging. Issues include:

• Passengers' safety
• Public relations Issues
• Costs to city
• Loss of capacity
• Disruption of traffic

Firetrace systems offer a unique approach to fire protection of many of the fire prone areas of these vehicles. Firetrace systems detect fire using the proprietary red Firetrace Detection Tubing (FDT). This heat sensitive polymer tubing is pressurized and reacts to the heat and radiant energy of a fire by bursting, thus activating the fire suppression system.

Firetrace detection tubing is ideal for fire detection in buses as it tolerates the vibration, dirt, temperature extremes of the environments in which the buses operate. Also, as Firetrace systems are pneumatically operated, they require no power from the vehicle to operate and do not place additional strain on the vehicle's electrical system.

Areas protected:

• Engine compartment
• Generator
• Wheels/braking systems
• Electrical systems

Firetrace is in use on more than 5,000 buses worldwide, along with thousands of paratrasit vehicles, and light and heavy rail. In fact, Firetrace receives reports monthly on buses being saved from fire thanks to their Firetrace systems, with a great many more going unreported! (NTSB experts claim that most bus fires go unreported).

Firetrace systems can be easily retrofitted to your existing fleet by maintenance personnel or by authorized Firetrace distributors.