A fire ignited inside the Fairbanks Fire Department headquarters over the weekend. FFD says the engine compartment of a light duty SUV, which is used by the Battalion Chief, caught fire while sitting inside the garage bay. The fire station’s sprinkler system activated, keeping the blaze under control until an available fire engine could respond from Station 3, the Aurora station.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Fire / Police Station
Batesville, IN – Emergency vehicle fire at at fire station controlled with help from sprinkler system
Santa Maria, CA – Sprinkler system halts blaze after man sets fire to police department Christmas tree
Burbank, IL – Fire in locker room of police station controlled by building’s sprinkler system
Roanoke, VA – Fire in police station extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
The Roanoke Police Department’s Station had to be evacuated on Thursday evening because of a fire. The fire broke out in a room on the third floor of the building, according to Tiffany Bradbury with Roanoke Fire EMS. She said everyone was evacuated from the building and that no one was injured. … Continue Reading »
Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at police station (Portsmouth, NH)
Sprinklers control engine/pumper fire at volunteer fire department (Vernon Township, PA)
“If it hadn’t been for the fire alarm system and the sprinklers, we’d have been in deep trouble,” said Tom Benak, a trustee and an assistant chief with Vernon Central Hose Co. The fire, which occured around 11:45 PM on Tuesday night, was ruled accidental due to an electrical wiring malfunction in the crew compartment area behind the driver’s seat.… Continue Reading »
Fire department kitchen fire shows sprinklers value (Columbia, SC)
Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at fire station (Longview, TX)
According to Longview Fire Marshal Johnny Zackary, a heater in the engine bay where fire trucks are parked caught fire around structural members of the ceiling. The structure’s sprinkler system immediately extinguished the fire, set off the alarm and alerted firefighters who were in Station No.… Continue Reading »
