As modern transportation evolves with electric mobility, automation, and increasingly sophisticated infrastructure, light rail systems face growing fire protection challenges. These facilities combine high traffic environments, advanced electronics, and rapid operations, making dependable fire detection and suppression an essential part of daily safety.
Fire Risks in Light Rail Environments
Vehicle and Technology Diversity
Light rail systems incorporate advanced electronic components, sensors, and communication devices. Protecting these high tech systems from electrical malfunctions and fire incidents requires specialized strategies.
Fueling and Charging Processes
Facilities that support electric or hybrid rail vehicles must address the hazards associated with charging stations and related equipment.
Autonomous and Automated Operations
With the rise of automated rail technologies, fire protection must account for sensors, communication networks, and automated components that add complexity to system performance and emergency response.
Dynamic Operational Settings
Light rail stations operate in fast paced, constantly changing environments. Robust detection and rapid response systems are critical to safeguarding the public, staff, and assets.
Tailored Fire Protection for Light Rail Facilities
Viking Fire Protection provides advanced detection, monitoring, and suppression solutions that address the unique challenges of transportation infrastructure. Our systems are engineered to respond rapidly to fire hazards while supporting operational continuity.
Solutions include:
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Advanced gas and fire detection designed for high traffic and high tech environments
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Tailored suppression systems engineered to protect vehicles, stations, and control rooms
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Real time monitoring for toxic and flammable gases
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Comprehensive protection for electrical and mechanical components
Proven Expertise Across Transportation Infrastructure
Our teams have contributed to fire protection projects in subways, airports, and a variety of transport facilities. This experience shapes our approach to delivering efficient, trusted systems for light rail stations.
FireFlex® ICAF Compressed Air Foam System
To address the fire risks frequently encountered in transportation environments, Viking offers the FireFlex® ICAF compressed air foam system. FM Approved and effective against class B pool, spill, and cascading fires, it provides a powerful defense for facilities with diverse and high risk hazards.
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Complete Range of Fire Protection Services
Whether you need design, installation, inspection or maintenance of fire protection systems, Viking is the name that you can trust.
SOLUTIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF RISKS
Our solutions
We offer services that cover all aspects of the fire protection and design-build process, engaging the client at every step to ensure the best experience possible.
OUR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
We have the right solution for your project!
Ottawa LRT – Trillium Line Stations
Ottawa LRT Trillium Line Stations form part of the city’s expanding light rail network, supporting efficient transit across the region. The project includes multiple stations and supporting facilities designed to improve passenger flow, enhance reliability, and strengthen overall transportation capacity for the city.
Viking Fire Protection provided selective wet and dry sprinkler protection along with standpipe systems for 13 stations, including the maintenance facility. The team also supplied and installed Novec 1230 systems for all communication and electronics rooms to protect critical infrastructure and support continuous system operation.
Oliver Bowen Light Rail Vehicule Maintenance Facility
Located in northeast Calgary, the Oliver Bowen LRV Maintenance Facility offers inspection, maintenance and storage services for LRVs (light rail vehicles), better known in Calgary as CTrains. This type of transport serves over thirty stations in downtown Calgary and the surrounding area. The LRVs and the new facility are the property of Calgary Transit. It is worth mentioning that this project meets the LEED® Canada Silver certification.
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