Virtually every chemical that makes up the standard incendiary road flare is listed as a hazardous substance. They are dangerous to both personnel and the environment. Additionally incendiary flares frequently cause painful skin burns, burn holes in expensive uniforms and cause breathing problems. Incendiary flares cannot be used at traffic accident scenes when the smell of fuel is present or in high-wind conditions. TurboFlare eliminates these problems and saves departments thousands of dollars. Some benefits are:
• TurboFlare uses 20 extremely bright light
emitting diodes to create a rotating, highly
visible light source, effective even from
great distances. These light emitting diodes
are powered by 5 low-memory, Ni-Cad
rechargeable batteries, ensuring years of
safe and effective operation.
• The TurboFlare body and lens are constructed
entirely of Dupont's Surlyn, a unique ionomer
class material of incredible strength and
chemical resistance. The body and lens are
designed to sustain major impact from vehicles
and remain completely operational.
• TurboFlare is weatherproof, shockproof, and
vibration-proof. Surlyn's chemical resistance
includes jet fuels, gasoline, diesel fuels,
road salts, and chlorine. TurboFlares are
intrinsically safe.
• A box of eight (8) TurboFlares is easily and
compactly stored in the trunk of a vehicle.
While they are stored the units automatically
recharge from depleted to fully charged in less
than 3 hours. Once charged TurboFlares will
operate for 17-20 continuous hours.