With more than 10,000 vehicles being protected by Firetrace systems, Firetrace International was able to demonstrate that there had not been a single reported instance where a properly installed and maintained Firetrace system has either false alarmed or failed to detect and suppress a genuine fire.  The system is the only UL [Underwriters Laboratories] listed and FM [Factory Mutual] approved tube-operated system in the world that is tested as an automatic fire detection and suppression system. 

Firetrace provides each bus with reliable, around-the-clock, unsupervised protection that requires neither electricity nor external power.  The system comprises an extinguishing agent cylinder that is attached to a specially developed leak-resistant polymer tubing that is routed throughout the engine compartment. This proprietary Firetrace Detection Tubing is a linear pneumatic heat and flame detector that was specially developed to deliver the desired temperature-sensitive detection and delivery characteristics in even the most demanding environments.

Immediately a fire is detected, the tubing ruptures and ABC powder suppression agent is automatically released, extinguishing the fire precisely where it starts and before it has had time to escalate or spread.  This suppressant was chosen because it is effective on every type of fire
risk that is likely to be present, and the cylinder is mounted in a space underneath the bus, behind where the driver’s seating position.  The detection tube is routed to the engine area at the front of the vehicle.  A tee is included in the installation, which takes a section of the tubing to a pressure gauge mounted on the driver’s dash board, providing a clear visual indication of the system’s status.

This latest bus protection order comes shortly after the announcement that approximately 1500 Firetrace systems are being installed in Polish buses in the capital, Warsaw, and the city of Poznan. 

Genuine Firetrace is available only via ISO 9001:2008 certified Firetrace International’s global network of authorised distributors.  These professionally-minded trading partners are skilled in hazard analysis, experienced in agent and system selection, and trained in installation and support.  They also use only genuine Firetrace components.  Further information is available from the Firetrace EMEA head office in the UK on +44 (0) 1293780390, or from Firetrace International’s global headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona USA on +1 480 607 1218.  The company’s website is at www.firetrace.com.