- Application : Buses
- Customer : Israel Police
- Country : Israel
- Industry : Automotive, Buses
- System : BlazeCut C Series
Our Customer
The Israel Police works to provide personal and social security for all citizens. Its main activities are crime prevention, law enforcement, identifying those suspected of committing crimes, bringing the guilty to justice, assisting victims of crime, and maintaining public order. The Israel police have a range of buses that they use to move people to training facilities and depots. The buses are an important part of the process and their integrity and safety are regarded as high for the police force.
Risk Background
As with the design of most buses, the engine compartment is in the back behind the passengers. This makes it difficult to see if there is an issue with the engine as visibility over the area is low. In a number of cases, we have seen it is a passing motorist that flags down the bus to let the know there is a fire. The buses run turbo chargers which can get up to temperatures over 1,000oC (1,832oF). Added to this the number of passengers on the bus can exceed 30 people, in the event of a fire you have a significant risk to life and injury through panic. Bus engine fire are common and due to wear and tear on the engine. The introduction of the R107 compliance for bus operators will see this risk being better controlled into the future.
What we did
BlazeCut installed a 6kg ILP system on the bus with a powder agent. The powder has a fast knock down as it covers the engine components and reduces the amount of oxygen in the air. 6 Nozzles were installed and directed at the high-risk areas of the engine and designed to give excellent coverage of the other components to reduce the likelihood of any migration to other areas and fuel sources under the hood. In this installation we installed an Alarm Panel on the dash; this is a critical piece in the system as the Alarm Panel has an activation switch which allows the driver to initiate the system if a passing motorist alerts them. The system also runs the BlazeTube as an automatic detection system. This provides the passengers with the peace of mind that there are 2 types of activation for the fire suppression system.
Final Results
BlazeCut C series fire suppression system installed into the buses to provide protection in the event of a fire, the system can activate either manually or automatically. The C Series offer a higher level of support using an alarm panel and large amount of powder extinguishing agent. Through the installation of a fire suppression system the Israel Police force have reduce their fire risk through the installation of the BlazeCut products.