*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** On the afternoon of September 13, 2017, the Farmers Branch Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a 14-story Federal Building located at 4050 Alpha Rd. Upon arrival, smoke was showing on the ninth floor.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Government/Military
Eden Prairie, MN – Firefighters credit sprinkler system from keeping bus garage fire from spreading
Riverside, CA – Arson fire at social services building contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Washington, D.C. – Fire at The Smithsonian Castle contained by sprinkler system
The Smithsonian Castle caught fire and has been evacuated, the D.C. fire department says. A fire broke out on the third floor of the towering, historic building on the National Mall, at 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. The fire was contained by sprinklers and no one is reported to have been hurt, the fire department said about noon Wednesday.… Continue Reading »
Portland, OR – Sprinkler system helps stop fire at Metro Transfer Station; No injuries
Laconia, NH – Fire in circuit courthouse contained with help from sprinkler system
A fire in a trash can caused the evacuation of the Laconia Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Meredith’s Vikki Fogg said she opened the door to a ground floor restroom to be met by flames. She told her grandson Nathan, 7, to go tell the bailiff conducting security screenings at the courthouse entrance that there was a fire.… Continue Reading »
Houston, TX – Terminal fire at Bush Intercontinental Airport suppressed with help from sprinkler system
** BLOG NOTE: Smoke does not cause a sprinkler to activate. Only heat from a fire **
A spokesman for Bush Intercontinental Airport says a sprinkler system was activated when charging batteries began to overheat and sent smoke into a terminal.… Continue Reading »
