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Transit vehicle fires have safety implications for passengers and employees as well as liability implications for manufacturers, suppliers, and operators. Many of the electrical/arcing fire events experienced in the transit industry have led to a total loss of the vehicle and/or serious smoke incidents.

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 229: Assessing and Mitigating Electrical Fires on Transit Vehicles provides transit systems with information and techniques to avoid the interruption of revenue service, passenger injuries, and expenditures of operating and capital funds that occur as the result of fires on transit buses and rail vehicles.

Supplemental to the report is a Presentation describing details of the project.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessing and Mitigating Electrical Fires on Transit Vehicles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26288.

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58 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26288
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Front Matter i-viii
Summary 1-3
Chapter 1 - Review of Existing Data and Information 4-7
Chapter 2 - Review of Data 8-11
Chapter 3 - Guidance on Reducing the Incidence of Electrical Fires 12-14
Chapter 4 - Fire Suppression System Studies 15-22
Chapter 5 - Implementation of Research Team Recommendations 23-24
Appendix A - Document Database 25-45
Appendix B - Vehicle Manufacturer Questionnaire 46-47
Appendix C - Fire Suppression Manufacturer Questionnaire 48-52

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