Since 1979, Liberty Flare has been a trusted partner in maintaining industrial flare and vent stacks with safety, integrity, and high-precision service. Operating in environments vulnerable to hurricanes, hail, high winds, and storms, facility operators know that flare stacks are critical safety and compliance systems. Storm season places flare systems under intense stress and being unprepared can lead to operational downtime, regulatory exposure, and catastrophic failure.
Key Vulnerabilities of Flare Stacks in Extreme Weather
Flare stacks face multiple threats during storms:
- Guy wires, critical for support, can corrode or lose tension under high winds.
- Ignition systems, flare tips, and aviation lighting—often hard-to-access—are at risk of damage or misalignment.
- Guy wires, small components, or fittings may fail under vibration or debris impact.
Inspect Early, Inspect Often
Start your preparation with a comprehensive inspection:
- Use drone or aerial surveys to assess structural damage or visible corrosion in hard-to-reach areas.
- Check guy wire tension and condition; evaluate shackles, turnbuckles, and potential corrosion or fraying.
- Evaluate functional readiness of the flare tip, ignition system, and aviation lights.
Liberty Flare offers robust visual and aerial inspection services backed by certified technicians who prioritize rigging, welding, and safety protocols.
Enable Accessibility with Retractable Systems
A signature solution from Liberty Flare is the Retractable Messenger Cable System (RMCS™), a game-changer for storm season preparedness. RMCS™ allows operators to bring components like flare pilots, thermocouples, and aviation lights to ground level for inspection, repair, or replacement, without shutting down the flare.
Fabrication & Component Redundancy
Liberty Flare’s in-house fabrication capabilities empower rapid response:
- Repair or fabricate flare tips, burner components, ignition modules, and lighting fixtures using high-grade alloys, galvanized steel, or corrosion-resistant materials.
- Provide removable pilot systems under live flaring conditions ensuring redundancy even when access is limited.
Why Partner with Liberty Flare?
- Safety culture founded in decades of experience, especially for work at heights during emergencies.
- Turnkey emergency readiness, from inspection to installation to fabrication.
- Trusted quality, with certified welds, OEM-standard installation, and rigorous testing.
Preparedness Pays Off
Storms test infrastructure every season. A flare stack’s resilience during extreme weather protects your people, compliance status, and operations. With strategic inspections, ground-level access via retractable systems, and in-house support, Liberty Flare ensures your flare stack is storm-ready and reliably functional.
Contact Liberty Flare today to schedule a storm readiness audit, deploy RMCS™, or fabricate pre-storm replacements, keeping safety and uptime front and center.