Public Safety Log: May 18, 2018 — Heppner fire crews were dispatched to a fire at a home at Lakeview Heights on Willow Creek Road. The caller said the flames were out but the ceiling was melting and the fire sprinkler was going off.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Single Family Home
Apple Valley, CA – House fire caused by BBQ grill is contained by sprinkler system
Ventura, CA – Early morning fire in single-family home controlled by sprinkler system
A fire Tuesday morning at a two-story home in east Ventura was put out with the help of firefighters and interior sprinklers. Crews from the Ventura Fire Department responded to the incident at 5:28 a.m. in the 300 block of El Monte Avenue and saw smoke coming from an upstairs bedroom window, fire officials said. … Continue Reading »
Brattleboro, VT – House fire controlled with help with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
The Brattleboro Fire Department made quick work Friday afternoon in snuffing out an electrical fire at 100 Clark St. Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi said the department got the call at 11:55 a.m. “It’s a very tight area,” Bucossi said. Though Clark Street is narrow, Bucossi said that firefighters knew how to get their trucks in, because they’ve responded to fires on Clark Street before.… Continue Reading »
Joppa, MD – Residential sprinkler system keeps kitchen fire from spreading; No injuries
Fontana, CA – Arson fire at home extinguished by residential sprinkler system
Santa Barbara City police are assisting Fontana cops in searching for Santa Barbara fisher Matthew Rice, who is accused of breaking into the home of his ex-wife, attempting to shoot her twice, breaking her arm in an ensuing struggle, and then attempting to set three homes on fire: those belonging to his former parents-in-law, his ex-wife, and his ex-wife’s boyfriend.… Continue Reading »
Vernon Hills, IL – Single sprinkler helps control residential fire, protecting family’s home and pet dog
Friday evening at 6:06pm, the Countryside Fire Protection District responded to black smoke coming out of the roof vents of a residential home. The first engine arriving on the scene, upgraded the alarm to a working still, which brought additional units from Countryside, Libertyville, Mundelein, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Long Grove, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Barrington, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Deerfield.… Continue Reading »
Antioch, CA – Fire sprinkler in garage prevents helps prevent spread of house fire
Fire investigators were seeking a person or people suspected of setting several fires Sunday night and Monday morning, including one that burned a church in Antioch, officials said. Fire crews also knocked down a fire that started in a garbage can outside a Brentwood house and spread to the outside walls and attic of the home, Battalion Chief Ross Macumber, a spokesman for the East Contra Costa Fire District, said. … Continue Reading »
Asheville, NC – Fire in duplex extinguished by residential sprinkler system
A sprinkler system extinguished a structure fire Wednesday and helped the occupants escape safely, according to an Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman. The Asheville Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire off Old Chunns Cove Road around 7 a.m. Wednesday, said department spokeswoman Kelley Klope.… Continue Reading »
Novato, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes garage fire in million dollar home under construction
A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire sometime Thursday or early Friday that would have destroyed a Novato home worth more than a million dollars, fire officials said. The fire occurred between the time construction workers left the home in the 100 block of San Domingo Way Thursday and Friday morning when the general contractor stopped by.… Continue Reading »
