Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguished ninth-floor apartment fire (Wilmington, DE) June 26, 2012 viking210 The fire was a result of of unattended cooking in a ninth-floor apartment. It was extinguished when two building sprinkler heads activated.
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinkler system contains house fire to one room (Framingham, MA) June 25, 2012 viking210 The fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m., but firefighters said the flames were contained to one room thanks to a sprinkler system, and were out just before 4 p.m., according to fire department radio communications. The fire may have been electrical.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment fire (Village of Oak Creek, AZ) June 22, 2012 viking210 In less than five minutes, sprinklers in the ground floor center apartment had activated and doused the fire. Crews extinguished the balance of the fire and removed the sofa from the apartment. The residents, a family with two young children, were not home at the time of the blaze, but the other residents in the complex were able to return to their apartments. “The automatic fire sprinkler system did its job, providing quick notification of the fire to the residents in the adjacent apartments, containing the fire to the living room and preventing the fire from spreading to other apartments in the building,” stated Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal Gary Johnson.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading beyond kitchen (Green Valley, AZ) June 20, 2012 viking210 2 Comments A sprinkler prevented a fire from spreading beyond the kitchen of a home in the Michelle Manor Apartments in Green Valley on Monday evening. The resident had been heating oil in a cast iron skillet when she went outside to check on the grill and visit with friends, according to the Green Valley Fire District. She returned to find the pan on fire and the flames too intense to extinguish. “Fires like this are a great example of how quickly a fire can be extinguished and how major loss of property or life prevented by sprinklers,” GVFD Operations Chief Chuck Wunder said.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Mesa, AZ) June 20, 2012 viking210 An apartment was saved after its sprinkler system kicked in and extinguished a fire in a laundry basket in a bathroom. The activated sprinkler was able to keep the fire contained in the bathroom and prevent it from spreading to the rest of the apartment or neighboring units. Mesa Fire says that this is the third fire in the past month that was managed in the early stages by an active sprinkler system.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system aids firefighters in extinguishing apartment fire (Gainesville, GA) June 20, 2012 viking210 The accidental discharge of a flare gun sparked a fire Tuesday afternoon inside The Retreat at McEver Apartments. “The sprinkler system in the building had all but extinguished the fire upon the arrival of the fire department,” said Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada. He said no other apartment units were damaged by the blaze and no injuries were reported.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Sprinkler system credited with saving townhouse (Elkton, MD) June 20, 2012 viking210 The Office of the State Fire Marshal is crediting a fire sprinkler system with saving a home from devastation. Officials say a man was preparing a meal on the stove when his child was stung by an insect outside. As he attended to his child, the items on the stove burst into flames. During the time it took to call 911, the fire sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames before the fire department arrived. With the help of the sprinklers, the fire damages were contained to the stove and cabinets
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler System Contains Fire at Senior Apartment Complex (Eau Claire, WI) June 20, 2012 viking210 No one was hurt in a fire Monday afternoon at a senior apartment complex and nursing home on the city’s far northwest side. An investigation determined the fire was caused by boxes that had been left on a stove while the occupant was in the process of moving. The fire was contained to the stove and cabinets above. It was doused by the sprinkler system.
Residential, Residential High Rise High-rise condo fire on 18th floor controlled by sprinkler system (Honolulu, HI) June 19, 2012 viking210 The fire broke out on the 18th floor of the King Tower at Liliuokalani Gardens. Fire officials said everyone in the building evacuated. The occupant of the unit where the fire started was not at home at the time of the blaze. Since the mid-1970s, all high-rise building on Oahu above 75-feet-tall were required to have a sprinkler system. Liliuokalani Gardens was built in 1984 and had its sprinklers built in. “The fire was controlled by a sprinkler head in the room where it began,” said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig. “It appears that it began in the living room.”
Residential, Single Family Home Residential fire sprinkler system successfully extinguishes house fire (Lake Havasu City, AZ) June 19, 2012 viking210 Lake Havasu City Fire Department responded to a fire early Sunday at a newly constructed residence. During the fire, the home’s fire protection system successfully doused flames inside the home after two fire sprinkler heads were activated, one in a hallway and the second within a bedroom. The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes. The cause of the fire is considered arson and there are no suspects at this time, fire officials said Sunday.
