Category Archives: Hospital/Care Facility

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Electrical fire at hospital contained by fire sprinklers (Mount Vernon, OH)

May 23, 2012 viking210

An electrical fire began at Knox Community Hospital when a short from one of its industrial floor scrubber shorted out. The hospital’s fire sprinkler ensured that the fire started and ended right there, containing the blaze until fire crews arrived to eliminate the fire. No one was reported injured.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Fire sprinklers credited with safe ending to hospital fire (Safety Harbor, FL)

May 9, 2012 viking210

Fire sprinklers quickly doused a fire that started in the bathroom of a hospital. No one was reported injured.

Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility

Fire at day care facility controlled by fire sprinklers (Tacoma, WA)

May 3, 2012 viking210

A fire sprinkler system quickly controlled a fire that began at a day care facility where someone threw a container of gasoline through the building’s window. The fire was suppressed quickly, and no injuries were reported.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Sprinkler system aids firefighters in hospital fire (Kamploops, BC)

April 11, 2012 viking210

A fire that broke out in a hosptal caused “a full emergency response because of the life risk,” said Fire Chief Dave McMahon. Thanks to the fire sprinkler and the firefighters, the flames were quickly doused. McMahon went on to say, “The sprinkler did its job, it suppressed the fire and kept it to a minimum.” No injuries were reported.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Fire in psychiatric facility extinguished by fire sprinklers (Utica, NY)

April 2, 2012 viking210

Fire sprinklers put out a fire at the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Facility that was started by a paper shredder. According to reports, no injuries occurred.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic, Residential

Fire sprinklers contain blaze at hospital (Charleston, SC)

March 24, 2012 viking210

A fire that broke out in a patient’s room at the Medical University of South Carolina was contained by the hospital fire sprinkler system, the Charleston Fire Department stated. The fire was put out, and no injuries were reported.

Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility

Fire at U.S. State Department daycare building extinguished by sprinkler system (Washington, DC)

March 20, 2012 viking210

A fire hit the State Department building that houses the day care center early Tuesday morning, but no injuries were reported. A State Department official told The Cable that the cause of the fire appeared to be electrical, and the sprinkler system extinguished it.

Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility

Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at church preschool (Conyers, GA)

March 1, 2012 viking210

Kids Zone on the campus of Church in the Now was evacuated Wednesday evening after a fire started in the back of a refrigerator. Rockdale County Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Sharon Webb said the fire activated the building’s sprinkler system which extinguished the fire.

Webb said none of the occupants was injured.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Single fire sprinkler and quick acting staff save lives (North Bend, WA)

February 29, 2012 viking210

A fire occurred in a Mount Si Transitional Health Center laundry room dryer. A single sprinkler head activated which in turn activated the fire alarm system. The fire alarm system notified the fire department and alerted staff and residents to the fire. Staff acted quickly and evacuated the residents to a safe area in another smoke compartment of the building. The fire department arrived and finished extinguishing the fire and ventilated smoke from the building.

The fire and life safety system worked as designed and contained the fire to the room of origin. There was minimal damage to the dryers and laundry area.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Hospital room fire extinguished by sprinkler (Fort Wayne, IN)

February 3, 2012 viking210

Sprinkler system prevented fire from spreading at mental health hospital. No one hurt.

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers