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Office of Highway Safety Public Hearing Public Hearing Wilmer, Texas Wilmer, Texas Motorcoach Fire Motorcoach Fire September 23, 2005 September 23, 2005 Houston Path of Hurricane Galveston Katrina August Path of Hurricane Rita 2005

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Office of Highway Safety

Public Hearing Wilmer, Texas Motorcoach Fire September 23, 2005 Public Hearing Wilmer, Texas Motorcoach Fire September 23, 2005

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Path of Hurricane Rita Landfall in Texas September 23 Path of Hurricane Katrina August 2005

Galveston

Houston

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McAllen Houston

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Tire Change

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Burned grass on right shoulder

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Source: KTVT News

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00:10

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00:50

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01:33

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02:34

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05:17

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06:30

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Source: Dallas County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Not to scale

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Damaged oxygen cylinders from the passenger compartment Oxygen cylinders from the luggage compartment

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Oxygen Cylinders Oxygen Cylinders

  • 7 relatively empty cylinders retrieved

from luggage bay

– Little fire damage

  • 11 cylinders retrieved from

passenger compartment

– Extensive damage and all released

  • xygen
  • The pressure relief values actuate at

260 degrees F

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Wilmer, Texas, Motorcoach Fire Wilmer, Texas, Motorcoach Fire

  • Evacuation from Hurricane Rita

– September 23, 2005 – 1998 MCI motorcoach – Wheel fire – 23 elderly passenger fatalities

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Charles Town, West Virginia

– July 15, 2003 – 1989 MCI motorcoach – Brake fire – 3 senior citizens injured, 2 while

exiting windows

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Source: James E. Knott

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Source: James E. Knott

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Meriden, Connecticut

– August 16, 2005 – 2002 Van Hool motorcoach with 45

passengers

– Right rear wheel fire – Non-English-speaking driver – No injuries

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Source: Meriden, CT Fire Dept.

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Bass River, New Jersey

– October 23, 2005 – 1998 Dina Motorcoach with 40

passengers

– Left rear tag axle tire fire – No injuries

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Banning, California

– December 6, 2005 – 2001 Van Hool motorcoach with 61

passengers

– Fire in rear of vehicle – No injuries

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Source: California Highway Patrol

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Lampasas, Texas

– October 4, 2005 – School bus – Engine fire – Ninth grade volleyball team – No injuries

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Other Bus Fires Other Bus Fires

  • Wilsonville, Oregon

– May 13, 2006 – 1998 Prevost motorcoach transporting

a high school band

– Right rear tag axle tire fire – No injuries

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