Apartment Building, Residential Fire at apartment complex laundry room contained by sprinkler system (Coon Rapids, MN) September 24, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler doused a fire in the laundry room on the second floor of a Coon Rapids apartment complex. “It’s what we call a sprinkler save,” said Fire Marshal Todd Williams.
Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinkler system makes the difference in high-rise apartment fire (Dayton, OH) September 19, 2012 viking210 Once inside, crews noticed smoke coming from an apartment on the sixth floor. An occupant was asleep and had left something cooking on the stove. The building’s sprinkler system did its job and put out the resulting fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Decatur, IL) September 14, 2012 viking210 Food left cooking on a stove resulted in a small apartment fire. “It was a small fire,” Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Abbott said, “and the sprinkler system (in the apartment) had extinguished it by the time we got there. All we had to do was turn off the sprinkler system valve and ventilate the apartment. It was a successful use of the sprinkler system.” No injuries were reported.
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinklers prove effectiveness in single-family residence fire (San Luis Obispo, CA) September 4, 2012 viking210 Fire Department personnel responded to a structure fire at a single-family residence. Firefighters found a fire confined to the garage. A single residential sprinkler system activated and held the fire in check until firefighters arrived to completely extinguish the garage and check for hot spots. There were no injuries to fire personnel or the public.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes residence hall fire at the University of Southern Maine (Gorham, MA) September 4, 2012 viking210 A fire at the University of Southern Maine was intentionally set in a residence hall trash can around 2:30 a.m. on Monday. A sprinkler head in the closet extinguished the fire. There was no fire or smoke damage beyond the closet. Students living in the hall were safety evacuated and the dorm was reopened to students at 5 a.m.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Laundry room fire at senior living center controlled by sprinkler system (Lynnwood, WA) August 31, 2012 viking210 A fire in a clothes dryer at a senior living center north of Lynnwood on Wednesday caused minimal damage thanks to a sprinkler that kept flames in check until firefighters arrived, officials said. “A fire like this at a time of the morning when most residents are sleeping could have resulted in tragedy, but one sprinkler head was able to keep the fire contained to the clothes dryer,” District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said. “This is an excellent example of how sprinklers can react quickly to save lives and reduce property damage.”
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinkler system extinguishes kitchen fire (Fairfax, VA) August 31, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler system put out a kitchen fire. The fire started around 7:30 p.m. and was out within a few minutes. Chief Kenny Wolfrey said that the incident was a reminder that “sprinklers save lives.”
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system makes the difference in apartment kitchen fire (Jackson, NJ) August 31, 2012 viking210 Jackson Firefighters responded to a second kitchen fire at a residence on Victoria Circle. There were no injuries reported, according to Station 55 Chief Timothy Carson. Fire fighters were dispatched, and on arrival, found that the occupants had been cooking when a flash fire erupted. The sprinkler system and two installed extinguisher pods inside the cook-top exhaust fan put the fire out.
Apartment Building, Residential Late night apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Tucson, AZ) August 27, 2012 viking210 Firefighters entered the apartment to find the fire had already been extinguished by a single sprinkler head. The initial cause of the fire was a pan of oil left unattended on the stove. Due to the quickness of the alarm sounding and the efficiency of the sprinkler system, damage was kept to a minimum, and there were no injuries to report.
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinkler system contains and extinguishes house fire (Glen Ellyn, IL) August 23, 2012 viking210 2 Comments This past weekend, a fire sprinkler system in a six-year-old home in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, contained and extinguished a kitchen fire before it was able to become destructive and possibly deadly. The fire was caused by a coffee maker that was too close to a gas stovetop, where a boiling pot of water was left unattended. The homeowners, who were in the backyard, noticed the fire and called the fire department just before a single fire sprinkler activated. The event marks the first home fire sprinkler activation within Glen Ellyn, proving the success of the Village’s residential fire sprinkler ordinance.
