TECO Americas Showcases the FireBag® Thermally Activated Shutoff (TAS) In Grapevine, TX at the AGA Operations Conference

Demonstration Model of FireBag and Gas Meter Installation Featured

TECO Americas, provider of innovative gas safety products and solutions, is educating gas utility operations managers on the safety benefits of the FireBag® at the premier AGA Operations Conference and Exhibition. The FireBag provides additional safety to residential and commercial gas service by automatically stopping the flow of gas when ambient temperatures reach 203˚-212˚F. A FireBag installation at a gas meter will be demonstrated at Booth 424 on the Exhibit floor.

Although the FireBag has recently been introduced to the American market, it has been widely adopted throughout the world with over 12.5 million installations to protect property and lives.

FireBag Single Meter Installation Options

TECO America representatives will be available throughout the show for individual appointments to discuss a utility’s specific application or needs. Appointments can be arranged with gas industry experts Wally Armstrong, George Rocchino, and Chuck Lang by emailing jsteckler@tecoamericas.com, or by completing the meeting request form on https://tecoamericas.com/calendar/ .

About AGA Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition

The annual AGA Operations Conference is the natural gas industry’s largest gathering of natural gas utility and transmission company operations management in North America. Attendees come to the conference and exhibit to share and gain technical knowledge, ideas and practices to promote the safe, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of natural gas to the end-user. Over 600 operations managers attend the conference to learn from more than 100 technical presentations on gas measurement, operations advocacy, safety, environment, storage, engineering, construction and maintenance, gas control, supplemental gas, corrosion control and plastic materials.

About TECO Americas

TECO Americas is a privately held company that sells innovative fire safety products to gas utilities, commercial kitchens, original equipment manufacturers (e.g. furnaces), and residential end users. TECO Americas flagship product is the FireBag®, a thermally activated gas shutoff. TECO Americas products are designed specifically for the American market, meeting U.S. threading standards. The company’s fire safety products are used throughout the world, meeting international fire safety standards for natural gas, propane, and butane shutoff.