Category Archives: Residential
San Francisco, CA – Arson fire at multi-tenant residential building contained by sprinkler system
Ontario, OH – Kitchen fire in off-campus apartment at Ohio State University controlled by sprinkler system
Stillwater, MN – Townhouse fire controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Bethesda, MD – Sprinkler system keeps fire away from residents in overnight apartment blaze
Annapolis, MD – Sprinklers extinguish fire at senior apartment complex; No injuries reported
Englewood, NJ – Sprinkler system credited with saving apartment complex from fire; No injuries and fire contained to one room
Renton, WA – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire before it can spread
Bolivar, TN – Nursing home fire controlled by sprinkler system (NO MEDIA COVERAGE)
*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED ***
On 1/24/15 at approximately 5:02 PM the Bolivar Fire Department was dispatched to the scene of a structure fire at 700 Nuckolls Road. Pine Meadows Healthcare is located at this addressed. Units responding to the scene, arriving at 1704 hours, found that a dryer had overheated causing the fire. The sprinkler system (two heads) had activated and contained the fire to the laundry room until firefighters arrived on scene.
Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a Bolivar Nursing Home, located approximately 60 miles east of Memphis, is dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of Bolivar, and surrounding communities.