Category Archives: Single Family Home

Residential, Single Family Home

Napa, CA – Sprinkler system activated for dryer fire in home

September 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A family was displaced when a dryer caught fire in a home closet on the 200 block of Walnut Street Monday night, the Napa Fire Department reported.

The fire triggered a ceiling sprinkler. A resident emptied two dry chemical extinguishers on the blaze, which was reduced in size by the time a fire engine arrived less than four minutes later, the department said.

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Residential, Single Family Home

Napa, CA – Garage fire at home suppressed by automatic sprinkler system

July 19, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Napa Fire responded at 3:30 p.m. Monday to a reported structure fire in a home at the corner of Maximilian Court and Jefferson Street in north Napa only that the fire, located in a detached garage, had been extinguished by an automatic sprinkler system before they arrived, Capt.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Cleburne, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes stove top fire in home

June 21, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters responded to a cooking fire call at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of North Hyde Park Boulevard. A pan of oil on the stove top caught fire activating the home’s sprinkler system. The fire, which caused minimal damage, was out by the time firefighters arrived.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Heppner, OR – House fire extinguished by residential sprinkler system

May 22, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

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 »

Residential, Single Family Home

Apple Valley, CA – House fire caused by BBQ grill is contained by sprinkler system

May 6, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters quickly doused a blaze at a home here Tuesday evening, officials said. Reported at 5:46 p.m., Apple Valley Fire Protection District personnel made quick work of the fire, which occurred at a home in the 19300 block of Glaslyn Court, in the Jess Ranch area.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Ventura, CA – Early morning fire in single-family home controlled by sprinkler system

April 20, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

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 »

Residential, Single Family Home

Brattleboro, VT – House fire controlled with help with help from sprinkler system; No injuries

February 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

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 »

Residential, Single Family Home

Joppa, MD – Residential sprinkler system keeps kitchen fire from spreading; No injuries

December 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Crews were called to a kitchen fire in Joppa Saturday night. The sprinkler system that was in place had put out the blaze by the time crews arrived, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.

Firefighters were dispatched at 6:19 p.m.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Fontana, CA – Arson fire at home extinguished by residential sprinkler system

November 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

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 »

Residential, Single Family Home

Vernon Hills, IL – Single sprinkler helps control residential fire, protecting family’s home and pet dog

September 25, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

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 »