A small fire at the Transition House homeless shelter in Santa Barbara was kept in check by fire sprinklers Tuesday evening, but the resulting water flow caused damage to the facility’s child-care area, according to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Other – Residential
Montgomery, AL – 7th Floor structure fire contained by sprinkler system while fire crews arrived
Colorado Springs, CO – Residential garage fire prevented from spreading by sprinkler system
Colorado Springs firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at a home as a result of improper disposal of cigarettes. According to CSFD, fire crews responded to 2561 Raywood View at 3:26 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Crews arrived to the two-story, multi-family home within five minutes of the call.… Continue Reading »
Saratoga Springs, NY – Fire at multi-family residential structure put out quickly by sprinkler system
Portland, ME – Sprinkler system helps contain fire at YMCA serving as temporary housing
Longview, WA – Laundry fire at homeless shelter contained by sprinkler system
All 80 residents of the Community House on Broadway emergency homeless shelter were evacuated Wednesday morning as a result of a dryer fire in the second-floor laundry room. One person went to St. John Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation, but otherwise no one was injured, said Longview Fire Chief Phil Jurmu. … Continue Reading »
Charleston, SC – Early morning fire at short-term rental property contained by sprinkler system
Firefighters with the City of Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire in downtown Charleston this morning just after 3:30 a.m., according to Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh. The alarm company reported an automatic fire alarm at a residential short-term rental property on Spring Street. … Continue Reading »
