Section 575IAC1-9-30. Engine compartment fire extinguisher

   (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) be placed in the driver's compartment;

(2) be installed so that the lines from the cylinder pass through the firewall of the bus to each side of the engine;

(3) have a gauge that indicates pounds per square inch; and

(4) include a pull cable that:

(A) can be controlled from the driver's control panel;

(B) is connected to the discharge valve; and

(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)