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ABC News’ Coverage of Deadliest NYC Fire
Tragic fire claiming 12 lives being examined for possibility fire burned into a natural gas line fueling flames.
U.S. Fires Involving Flammable Gas and Need to Reduce Significant Gas Related Incident Risks
FireBag® Thermal Activated Gas Shutoff Reduces Risk of Significant Gas Related Incidents
FireBag® Fire Safety Valves
Automatic Gas Shutoff Adds Protection During Wildfires How Gas Utilities Respond to Wildfires As wildfire becomes more prevalent in North America, natural gas utilities are exploring ways to isolate their systems to assist fire companies and eliminate becoming a [...]
Need for Thermal Gas Shutoff National Regulation
Teco Americas urges United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to include the use of Thermally Activated Gas Shutoffs (TAS) (also referred to as Fire Safety Valves, Fire Shutoff Valves, or Thermal Shutoff Valves - TSV), in their [...]
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. [...]
Fire-Exposure Tests Spur Call for Federal Standards and Thermal Activated Shutoff Valves in Natural Gas Networks
In 2019, the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), through its Operations Technology Deployment (OTD) Group, carried out comprehensive testing of several commercially available Thermally Activated Shutoff (TAS) devices. Sponsored by major North American natural gas utilities, this study had several [...]
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