Cotton doesn’t just look like it could catch fire—it will.

Every season, across the Cotton Belt, farmers face one of the most frustrating and costly problems in agriculture: equipment fires during harvest. And cotton harvesters are among the most at-risk machines.

Here’s the thing: once lint builds up and a spark flies? It’s game over.

Why Are Cotton Pickers/Strippers So Prone to Fire?

Cotton lint is dry, fluffy, and highly flammable—basically, kindling just waiting for a heat source. Add in the extreme heat from the engine compartment, electrical systems, bearings, and static electricity… and you’ve got a perfect storm.

All it takes is:

• A slipped bearing

• An electrical spark

• Or a little dry cotton lint getting too cozy with hot metal

And boom—you’re watching your picker go up in flames, shutting down harvest and risking a total loss.

How do STOP-FYRE® Automatic Systems work on Cotton Fires?

Cotton fires move fast. STOP-FYRE® moves faster.

When lint catches fire, you don’t have time to fumble for a dry chemical extinguisher that may or may not work. STOP-FYRE® was built to fight the kind of fires cotton harvesters face every season—quick, hot, and hard to reach.

Here's how it works:

• 🔥 Fire starts in the accumulator, baler, or engine compartment

• 🚨 Heat Sensor Lines detects the fire (if using the ACU system)

• 🧯 STOP-FYRE® deploys a clean agent gas, instantly suppressing the fire

• 🧼 No residue is left behind—the gas expands into every crevice, even behind shields and guards where fire loves to hide

• ✅ Equipment is protected, downtime is avoided, and you get back to work

Even if you’re not using the automatic system, STOP-FYRE® handheld extinguishers are multi-shot, compact, and easy to use. Just aim in the vicinity of the fire and spray—you don’t need pinpoint accuracy. The gas does the work for you.

Cotton fires often rekindle when left smoldering. STOP-FYRE®’s clean agent penetrates deep into the fire source and stops reignition before it starts.

Bottom line: It’s the only system designed to work with—not against—your cotton harvester.

Watch STOP-FYRE® work on Cotton Fires:

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Stop the Fire Before It Starts: Why STOP-FYRE® Automatic Systems Are Built for Cotton Country

We built STOP-FYRE® Automatic Systems because relying on luck and a dry chemical extinguisher just doesn’t cut it—especially when you’re 3 miles deep in the field, alone, and racing daylight.

Whether you want automated detection, a visual/audio alert, or a manual deploy option, we’ve got you covered:

1. STOP-FYRE® DRY LINE AUTOMATIC CONTROL UNIT (ACU)

-Covers the Accumulator, Baler, and Engine Compartment

-ACU: Unit is installed in the cab to notify the operator that the system has been deployed

-Uses Heat Line Sensors to detect the fire and solenoid valves that tell the unit to release the agent

-Manual Deploy option available

-Field Serviceable 

2. STOP-FYRE® WET LINE AUDIO VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM (AVWS)

-Covers the Accumulator, Baler, and Engine Compartment

-AVWS: Unit is installed in the cab to notify the operator that the system has been deployed

-Uses Fusible Links/Plugs that will melt at the set temperature causing the unit to deploy

-Manual Deploy option available

-Not Field Serviceable

3. STOP-FYRE® DRY LINE MANUAL RELEASE SYSTEM

-Covers the Accumulator, Baler, and Engine Compartment

-Manual Toggle Switch: When the operator notices a fire, the toggle switch is engaged and the system deploys

-Field Serviceable

Don’t Let Fire Write Off Your Harvest

Fire doesn’t wait. Neither should you. If you’re running cotton pickers or module builders, your equipment is at serious risk—and fire season doesn’t come with warnings.

STOP-FYRE® gives you a fighting chance to stop disaster in its tracks. Install it, forget it—until the day it saves your season.

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