Government/Military, Prison / Jail Gadsden, AL – Detention center sprinkler system helps stop fire allegedly set by ICE detainee May 31, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment An investigation is underway after an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainee reportedly set a fire inside a maximum-security unit at the Etowah County Detention Center. According to the … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Chillicothe, OH – Laundry fire at correctional facility controlled with help from sprinkler system March 31, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Chillicothe firefighters responded early today to the Chillicothe Correctional Center, and upon arrival, moderate smoke was coming from … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Burlington, KY – Laundry fire at county jail contained with help from sprinkler system October 10, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire that broke out in a commercial dryer last Monday night at the Boone County Jail was ruled accidental and caused by bedding materials that overheated in the unit. Crews from … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Columbia, MO – Fire at Boone County Jail kept in check by sprinkler; No injuries October 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire that broke out in a commercial dryer Monday night at the Boone County Jail was ruled accidental and caused by bedding materials that overheated in the unit. Crews … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Mt Vernon, KY – Overnight fire at county jail suppressed by sprinkler system December 24, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A fire early Wednesday at the Rockcastle County jail caused 13 inmates and two jail employees to be sent to hospitals with smoke inhalation. Police and fire officials were called about 3:20 a.m. … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Florence, AZ – No injuries after sprinklers douse fire inside prison laundry room July 28, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A fire broke out at a private prison in Florence Saturday afternoon, according to a town official. According to an official with the town of Florence, a fire broke out a Corrections Corporation … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Brenham, TX – Sprinklers activate to help contain fire that started in jail laundry; No injuries July 22, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment An overnight fire in the laundry room at the Washington County Jail set off the alarms and the sprinkler system, according to Chief Deputy Jay Petrash . The jail staff discovered the fire … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Murfreesboro, TN – Jail fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system June 30, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A nurse suffered smoke inhalation during a medical office fire Saturday afternoon at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, according to a release from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Rutherford County Emergency Medical … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at men’s prison (Maple Ridge, BC, Canada) September 19, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment A fire that started in a storage room of a men's prison in Maple Ridge was confined to the storage area and did not spread. Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Timo Juurakko said the … Continue Reading ›› Government/Military, Prison / Jail Sprinkler system extinguishes prison wood shop fire (Lincoln, NE) July 11, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment A sprinkler system doused a fire at a wood shop on the Nebraska State Penitentiary campus early Saturday, a fire official said. The flames erupted inside the building at Nebraska 2 and Pioneers Boulevard … Continue Reading ›› Posts navigation 1 2 Next → Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers Total Saves: 2,939
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Mt Vernon, KY – Overnight fire at county jail suppressed by sprinkler system December 24, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A fire early Wednesday at the Rockcastle County jail caused 13 inmates and two jail employees to be sent to hospitals with smoke inhalation. Police and fire officials were called about 3:20 a.m. … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Florence, AZ – No injuries after sprinklers douse fire inside prison laundry room July 28, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A fire broke out at a private prison in Florence Saturday afternoon, according to a town official. According to an official with the town of Florence, a fire broke out a Corrections Corporation … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Brenham, TX – Sprinklers activate to help contain fire that started in jail laundry; No injuries July 22, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment An overnight fire in the laundry room at the Washington County Jail set off the alarms and the sprinkler system, according to Chief Deputy Jay Petrash . The jail staff discovered the fire … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Murfreesboro, TN – Jail fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system June 30, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment A nurse suffered smoke inhalation during a medical office fire Saturday afternoon at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, according to a release from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Rutherford County Emergency Medical … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at men’s prison (Maple Ridge, BC, Canada) September 19, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment A fire that started in a storage room of a men's prison in Maple Ridge was confined to the storage area and did not spread. Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Timo Juurakko said the … Continue Reading ››
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Sprinkler system extinguishes prison wood shop fire (Lincoln, NE) July 11, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment A sprinkler system doused a fire at a wood shop on the Nebraska State Penitentiary campus early Saturday, a fire official said. The flames erupted inside the building at Nebraska 2 and Pioneers Boulevard … Continue Reading ››
