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Napa, CA – Fire in vacant building extinguished with help from sprinkler system

May 30, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters responded to a suspicious fire at a vacant building at the end of Valle Verde Drive in Napa on Thursday night, according to Napa City Fire.

The small fire was mostly extinguished by a sprinkler inside the building, firefighters said.

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Columbia, MD – Sprinkler system contains fire while crews arrive

May 29, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A small fire drew firefighters to Oakland Mills on Thursday evening, officials said. Crews credited a sprinkler with containing the situation.

At 9:25 p.m., the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported its personnel were in the 5700 block of Stevens Forest Road, where smoke was showing.… Continue Reading »

Juneau, AK – Sprinkler knocks down arson fire in hospital waiting room bathroom

October 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

For the second straight day, in much a similar way, a bathroom was burned by an arsonist in Juneau.

Shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Juneau fire department was brought to Bartlett Regional Hospital by a 911 caller reporting fire and an explosion.… Continue Reading »

Petaluma, CA – Sprinkler system keeps dryer fire from spreading at adult memory care home

September 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Nearly 60 residents of an adult care home in Petaluma were evacuated Sunday after a fire ignited in a laundry room.

Petaluma Fire responded to the call at 3:54 p.m. and found smoke pouring out of a roof vent at the Adobe House, a memory care facility at 750 N.… Continue Reading »

Geneva, IL – Sprinkler system holds fire in check at Fox Valley Ice Arena; No injuries reported

September 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A mechanical fire that spread to the roof of the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva forced the partial closure of the ice skating facility, authorities said.

Geneva Firemen were dispatched around 6:26 a.m. Sunday to 1996 S. Kirk Road on the city’s east side.… Continue Reading »

Raleigh, NC – Fire sprinklers save multiple buildings near construction site fire

March 25, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Last Friday’s construction site fire in Raleigh, NC was a devastating incident for the City of Raleigh and all those impacted. News outlets and social media gave us all a first glimpse of the devastation, but we also observed the success stories in the properties saved because of firefighters and fire sprinklers.… Continue Reading »

Other - Retail, Retail, Uncategorized

El Segundo, CA – (No Media Coverage) Sprinklers hold fire in check at exotic fish store

November 11, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

***NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED*** On Monday, November 7th, El Segundo fire units responded to a water flow alarm at 1924 E. Maple Avenue. Upon arrival, suppression crews found a fire being held in check by an activated sprinkler.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home, Uncategorized

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – (NO MEDIA COVERAGE) Single sprinkler activates to extinguish residential fire

August 9, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE — FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED ** On August 5, 2016 at 3:20 p.m. Rancho Cucamonga (CA) Medic Engine 174 and Medic Truck 174 were dispatched with automatic aid resources to a reported residential structure fire in a two story single family detached home.… Continue Reading »

Retail, Shopping Mall, Uncategorized

Scottsdale, AZ – Parking garage fire kept in check by sprinkler system; No injuries

July 11, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

Shoppers at Scottsdale Fashion Square were briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after a car caught fire in one of the shopping center’s parking garages.

The garage’s sprinkler system kept the fire under control until the Scottsdale Fire Department could arrive and fully extinguish the fire, according to Fire Department Capt.… Continue Reading »

Chicago, IL – Fire at U.S. Cellular Field contained by sprinkler system hours before White Sox home opener

April 11, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

A firefighter was injured Friday morning when a small fire broke out at U.S. Cellular Field, just hours before the Chicago White Sox’s home opener. Fire crews were called to the South Side stadium just before 2:30 a.m. after a fire started in a first-floor storage room, officials said.… Continue Reading »

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