Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27-9

Sec. 30. (a) School buses may be equipped with an engine compartment fire extinguisher that has been approved by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc.

(b) An engine compartment fire extinguisher's cylinder must:

1. (1) be placed in the driver's compartment;
2. (2) be installed so that the lines from the cylinder pass through the firewall of the bus to each side of the engine;
3. (3) have a gauge that indicates pounds per square inch; and

4. (4) include a pull cable that:

   1. (A) can be controlled from the driver's control panel;
   2. (B) is connected to the discharge valve; and
   3. (C) is identified clearly with the words "Pull for engine fire only".

(c) A discharge head must be placed on the end of each line of the fire extinguisher's cylinder.

(State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-9-30; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA; readopted filed Aug 12, 2020, 10:18 a.m.: 20200909-IR-575200228RFA)