- Author
- Ahrens, M.
- Title
- Vehicle Fires Involving Buses.
- Journal
- NFPA Journal, Vol. 100, No. 5, 64-65, September/October 2006
- Keywords
- buses | automobile fires | death | fire statistics | fire data | mechanical equipment | failure
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); bus and school bus fires are less common on weekends; 73 percent of these fires are reported between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; mechanical failures and malfunctions were leading contributing factors; 1999 model year was the most common in bus and school bus fires in 2003