Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire controlled by sprinkler system (Portland, OR) June 6, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler held the fire in check until crews could reach the area, firefighters said. Several of the units were occupied by mobility-impaired residents, officials said. Firefighting crews said they quickly put out the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system controls apartment cooking fire (Allentown, PA) June 4, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers took care of whatever had flared on the stove of the second-floor apartment. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire caused by careless smoking put out by sprinkler system (Saginaw, MI) June 1, 2012 viking210 A fire at Lakeside Village apartments Tuesday began with careless smoking, but was put out moments later by a sprinkler system that was installed after a more devastating fire in 2005. The sprinkler system paid for itself Tuesday and may have saved lives, especially because some of the residents are disabled, Saginaw Township Fire Department Inspector Kevin O’Brien said.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire (Prescott, AZ) May 31, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A sprinkler system at a two-story apartment complex in Prescott put out a fire in a kitchen, preventing damage to other units in the building, said Prescott Fire Capt. Jeff Knotek. “The fire got hot enough to set off the sprinkler head above, which quickly extinguished the fire,” Knotek said.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers put out apartment fire (Madison, WI) May 22, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived to the scene of an apartment fire on High Point Road found that the flames had been completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system eliminates fire at apartment complex (Streamwood, IL) May 19, 2012 viking210 A candle caused the fire that began on the couch of a Streamwood apartment. According to Battalion Chief Jeff Swanson, “The resident was in a backroom and came back to the living room to discover the fire. The building’s fire sprinkler system was able to extinguish the fire before it got out of control.” No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment balcony fire extinguished by sprinkler (Rapid City, SD) May 18, 2012 viking210 A single sprinkler extinguished a balcony fire at the Stoney Creek Apartments in Rapid City on Wednesday evening. The fire originated in or around a small trash receptacle on the balcony. It began to spread up the exterior siding until the sprinkler activated and put the fire out. Lieutenant Brent Long with Rapid City Fire Department said the presence of the sprinkler system proved to be invaluable with its quick extinguishment of the fire. The 1 sprinkler head that activated saved what could have turned in a great deal of damage to the property, and potential for having to relocate the tenants.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler keeps residents safe at apartment fire (Kansas City, MO) May 16, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out on the stove in an apartment near 56th Street and Norton Avenue was knocked down by the unit’s fire sprinklers. The residents included an eight-month old baby, who was uninjured but brought to the hospital as a precaution.
Apartment Building, Residential Suspicious apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Manchester, CT) May 15, 2012 viking210 According to a statement released by Manchester Fire Chief Robert Bycholski, residents in the complex reported a fire at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Bycholski said the unit’s sprinkler system was able to contain the fire, and when firefighters began to search for any hidden embers or additional areas of fire they noticed what appeared to be several other attempts in the unit to start a fire and called police.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire doused by fire sprinklers (Milpitas, CA) May 4, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire that broke out on the second-story unit of an apartment building. No one was reported injured.
