Government Office, Government/Military Washington, D.C. – Attic fire at Russell Senate Office Building extinguished by sprinkler system December 11, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Russell Senate Office Building was evacuated last Saturday night as Washington emergency crews responded to a small fire in the attic, according to the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other-Government/Military, Recycling / Waste Facility Redding, CA – Fire at solid waste facility extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported December 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Redding firefighters went to the city's solid waste facility Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that was traced to some sort of hazardous material someone had recently dumped. A city of Redding employee was … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Santa Rosa, CA – Jail cell arson fire contained with help from sprinkler system November 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Deputies forced their way into a smoke-filled room at the Sonoma County Jail Monday morning and grabbed an inmate who’d barricaded himself inside, threatened jail staff and started a fire by sticking something into … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Government Office Woodstock, VA – Fire caused by malfunctioning printer at Voter Registrar’s Office controlled with help from sprinkler system November 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Just days ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, an early morning fire has forced Shenandoah County to move its voter registrar's office. Early on November 1, a fire originated in the Shenandoah County Voter … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Fire / Police Station, Government/Military Delta, BC, Canada – Arson fire in police building lobby controlled with help from sprinkler system October 8, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A man has been arrested after police in Delta say he set fire to couches in the lobby of the Delta Police Public Safety Building. “Fortunately there were no injuries,” Delta PD’s Cris Leykauf … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Government/Military, Prison / Jail LaSalle Parish, LA – Arson fire set by inmate controlled by sprinkler system September 19, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested a jail inmate for setting a cell mattress on fire. Ulises Garrido-Zamudo, 21, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 17, on one count of Aggravated Arson. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other-Government/Military Lee’s Summit, MO – Truck fire in state vehicle maintenance facility contained overnight by sprinkler system September 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A dump truck fire early Friday morning caused minor damage to the service area at the MODOT Maintenance Facility in Lee's Summit. Firefighters responded to the building at 2050 NE Independence Ave. at 1 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Fire / Police Station, Warehouse Kansas City, MO – Fire at police evidence warehouse contained by sprinkler system August 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A warehouse used by Kansas City police to store evidence and property was damaged by a fire early Thursday. Kansas City firefighters were called about 12:30 a.m. to the 5300 block of Municipal Avenue. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Government/Military, Prison / Jail El Dorado, AR – Kitchen fire at county jail controlled with help from sprinkler system August 18, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Union County jail is picking up the pieces after a fire broke out in their kitchen Wednesday evening. One of the staff spotted it first. Smoke was coming out of one of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Government Office, Government/Military, Office Building Edmonton, AB, Canada – No injuries reported in 11th floor office blaze; Sprinkler system activated to assist firefighters August 15, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A fire at a downtown Edmonton office building has displaced hundreds of Alberta government employees and crippled critical online industrial applications handled by government computer servers. According to Environment and Parks spokesperson Matt Dykstra, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
