Palo Alto Fire crews knocked down a 3-alarm fire at Stanford University in Palo Alto after evacuating the surrounding area Saturday morning. Crews first reported the fire on Twitter around 7:45 a.m. in the Edwards Building at 300 Pasteur Dr., which is connected to the hospital.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Other – Hospital/Medical
Erie, CO – Computer room fire at dentist office extinguished by sprinkler system
Bend, OR – Sprinklers credited with saving medical radiology business from overnight fire
Bend Fire officials credit the sprinkler system for saving a northeast Bend business. Firefighters responded to an alarm at Central Oregon Radiology Associates (1460 NE Medical Center Dr.) just after 3 a.m., Friday. When crews arrived, they found that a garbage can had caught fire under the overhang of the building and had activated an exterior sprinkler head.… Continue Reading »
Henrico, VA – Overnight arson fire “mostly extinguished” by sprinkler system
Valdosta, GA – Laundry fire at health care facility suppressed by sprinkler system
Laundry which overheated in a commercial dryer caused a fire at Pruitt Health at Crestwood at 415 Pendleton Place on Sunday about 6:30. VFD Captain James Clinkscales said that fire personnel responded to a structure fire with sprinkler activation, and the small laundry room fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system.… Continue Reading »
Rochester, MN – Sprinkler system douses fire at Mayo support facility; No injuries reported
Rochester Fire Department responded to the Mayo Support Center Thursday morning after a piece of machinery that cleans the floor caught fire. “We showed up and they had a smoke haze in the building. The building was investigated and found that in the maintenance area, a piece of maintenance equipment had malfunctioned during charging and caused a small fire, which initiated the sprinkler system, which almost completely extinguished the fire” said Chuck Solseth, the Rochester Fire Department Acting Battalion Chief.… Continue Reading »
Brainerd, MN – Sprinklers activate to help control intentionally set fire at behavior health center
Elgin, IL – Sprinklers douse fire at medical building; Cause may have been lightning strike
Norman, OK – Intentionally set fire at mental health clinic controlled by sprinklers
Cleveland County sheriff’s deputies arrested a teenager in connection with a Thursday night fire at the Southern Plains Treatment Services, 310 12th Avenue NE. The 17-year-old was charged Friday as a youthful offender with a felony count of first-degree arson in Cleveland County District Court.… Continue Reading »
