Fire in Large Truck Crashes: Comparing Results from the Large Truck Crash Causation Study with FARS and NASS/GES Data 2008-01-0255
Fires originating in large trucks can be significant in terms of both the potential for personal injury or death and the potential for substantial economic loss of the vehicle and its cargo. This analysis examines the large trucks involved in fire incidents and the causes of the fires by examining the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS/GES), the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS), and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
In this report we compare the rate of post-collision fire observed in these databases, analyze the reasons for differences in and describe the circumstances of large truck fires as reported in the LTCCS.
Citation: Ray, R., Ketcham, B., Huang, S., and Kelly, C., "Fire in Large Truck Crashes: Comparing Results from the Large Truck Crash Causation Study with FARS and NASS/GES Data," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 1(1):1-8, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-0255. Download Citation
Author(s):
Rose M. Ray, Bruce E. Ketcham, Su-Wei Huang, Colleen Kelly
Affiliated:
Exponent-Failure Analysis Associates
Pages: 8
Event:
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
1946-391X
e-ISSN:
1946-3928
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V117-2EJ, Fire Safety, 2008-SP-2166, SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V117-2
Related Topics:
Trucks
Crashes
Fire
Fatal injuries
Injuries
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