Buses & Coaches

Methods & certification rules developed by RISE present an example of innovations increasing safety globally including Protecting Vehicles Against Fires.

Transit Resource Ctr -TRC Engineering Services LLC has the objective to develop guidance for assessing and mitigating electrical fires on transit vehicles.

Efforts to increase motorcoach and school bus fire safety have been done by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

FirePro is proud to announce the launch of its Vehicle Fire Suppression System – VELEX which is a certified UNECE R107 fire suppression.

This article reports a successful evacuation from a burning bus at Ättekulla in Helsingborg on 14th Feb. 2012. Indeed, no-one was injured in the accident.

The loss of human lives and body injuries as a consequence of post-collision fires either by smoke inhalation or due to burn injuries are not uncommon.

As of July 11, 2018, it is mandatory to install fire suppression systems in buses and coaches for new vehicles having a capacity exceeding 22 passengers.

Kanawha County Schools Hosts School Bus Fire Suppression Demonstration. In just under one minute, the inside of a bus on fire can become uninhabitable.

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has developed a new standard for…

SP has been operating a project investigating fire detection and fire alarm systems in heavy vehicle to develop a good test method.