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 »
Category Archives: Single Family Home
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 »
Riverside, CA – Early morning house fire isolated to garage by sprinkler system; Family escapes unharmed
The garage of a two-story Riverside home ignited Wednesday morning, March 22. Riverside firefighters responded to the 9400 block of Newbridge Road about 4:25 a.m. to a smoking garage, according to a news release from the Fire Department. The home’s sprinkler system kept the fire isolated in the garage, the release said, and firefighters put out the flames.… Continue Reading »
Lake Havasu City, AZ – Fire at duplex home contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Lake Havasu City firefighters responded to a fire at a duplex in the 2700 block of Bluewater Drive Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported by the neighbor of the duplex. Four engine companies, a battalion chief, and two fire investigators responded to the fire and gained control of the fire in 16 minutes.… Continue Reading »
Idaho Falls, ID – Home fire sprinkler system assists firefighters in extinguishing fire at residence
A fire at an Idaho Falls home on Wednesday is estimated to have caused $30,000 in damages. The blaze was reported at approximately 11:17 a.m. Firefighters with the Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to the residence at 3612 Summit Run Trail, where they found smoke coming from the basement. … Continue Reading »
