Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Brainerd, MN – Sprinklers and staff praised for halting fire at senior assisted living facility April 13, 2016 viking210 The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a fire Friday at Carefree Living, an assisted living facility for seniors. Firefighters responded at 2:51 p.m. When they arrived on scene, the fire had been extinguished by the automatic fire sprinkler system and staff with a fire extinguisher, a BFD release said. Fire crews removed smoke from the building and worked to control the water from the fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation, the release said. There was minor damage to the room the fire was in. The cost of damage was still being estimated. Fire Chief Tim Holmes said staff and the sprinkler prevented the fire from spreading. “This is a great example of the value of an automatic fire sprinkler system and the well-trained staff,” Holmes said.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Athol, MA – Fire at casket factory extinguished by sprinkler system April 13, 2016 viking210 A fire that broke out at an Athol casket factory Sunday evening is considered suspicious. Athol firefighters received a call around 5:34 p.m. reporting possible smoke and flames at the Cambium Corp. casket factory at 339 Main St. The department responded with two engines, a ladder truck and a command vehicle, and found a smoky odor on arrival, according to a department press release. Smoke was seen on the first floor, but the fire was found to have been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. MedStar Ambulance assisted with evacuating one person from the neighboring building as a precaution. Police Lt. Kevin Heath said the fire is being considered suspicious because it started outside the building in a pile of sawdust. Athol police and fire personnel continue to investigate, according to Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey R. Parker. Orange and Royalston firefighters responded to assist, while Templeton Fire covered the Athol station
Apartment Building, Residential Roseburg, OR – Wheelchair-bound resident OK after sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire April 12, 2016 viking210 Around midnight on April 8, the Roseburg Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in apartment #204 in the Grand Apartments at 730 SE Cass Ave. Fire officials say it was contained to the studio apartment and extinguished by the building’s automatic fire sprinkler system. The wheelchair-bound resident was found sitting on the floor when firefighters entered the room, the report said. He was evaluated for smoke inhalation and transported to Mercy Medical Center where he was released later Friday morning. Investigators say the fire was most likely caused by the apartment’s 60-year-old resident, who discarded a cigarette in a paper-filled trash can near a kitchen cabinet. The building’s automatic sprinkler system activated within three minutes, extinguishing the flames, which had begun climbing to the ceiling of the apartment.
Apartment Building, Residential Fargo, ND – Apartment kitchen fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries April 12, 2016 viking210 Firefighters here responded to a call at about 10:15 a.m. Friday, April 8, at The Fargoan building at 319 Broadway. Residents were evacuated as the Fire Department worked to clear smoke from the building, but no one was injured in the incident, according to Craig Nelson, battalion chief with the Fargo Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire located in the kitchen area inside one of the units. Nelson said the building’s sprinkler system quickly put the fire in a second-floor unit of the building. Firefighters used a hand line to extinguish the remaining fire. No one was injured, including a number of pets reported to be in apartment units. That was a relief to Katie Perleberg, who anxiously watched from across the street as firefighters cleared smoke from the building and helped nearby businesses clean up water that had poured down from the floor above them. Nelson said at about 10:25 a.m. that Broadway would likely be closed for about an hour as crews continued to clear the building of smoke and water. Water from the sprinkler system caused damage to the three businesses located on the lower level of the complex. Crews helped those businesses contain the water and relocate some merchandise. He said the cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known. The total cost of the fire loss is unknown at this time.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Oak Lawn, IL – Sprinkler system helps contain dryer fire at nursing home April 12, 2016 viking210 Oak Lawn firefighters quickly struck a fire that started in a clothes dryer in the basement of a medical building. Firefighters responded to an activated fire alarm around 4:12 p.m. at Oak Lawn Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, 9525 S. Mayfield Ave. A second call was placed moments later by a caller reporting there was a fire in the basement. When firefighters arrived no flames were showing, but Oak Lawn police officers reported seeing a lot of smoke. Patients were being evacuated out of the building by staff when first responders rolled up on to the scene. “[The respiratory center] had an escape plan,” said OLFD Deputy Chief Scott Boman. “The staff did a nice job getting everyone out of the building.” Patients were taken to a staging area across the street at Oak Lawn Community High School where they were assessed by paramedics and then moved into the high school to keep them out of the elements. A fire crew was sent into the building where they determined the origin of the fire to be inside a clothes dryer in the basement. The sprinkler system in the basement had activated. No hose lines were laid, and firefighters used fire extinguishers to put out the fire inside the dryer unit. After that it was a matter of airing smoke out of the building, Boman said. “It was a small fire but a lot of smoke,” the deputy fire chief said. “Our crew went in and put the fire out, and got the personnel back into the building.” There were no injuries, but an employee was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center for a non-fire related asthma attack. Oak Lawn Village Manager Larry Deetjen said the village health inspector went into the building to inspect all the rooms and ensure that the smoke had been cleared out of the building. According to the facility’s website, Oak Lawn Respiratory and Rehabilitation provides care for approximately 70 respiratory patients, as well as short-term rehabilitative care for patients released from the hospital. Boman said once the building was aired out, patients were able to return to their rooms. Burbank, Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge and Bridgeview fire departments assisted OLFD in the fire. Original story — Oak Lawn firefighters are working on a fire at 9525 Mayfield at this hour, responding to a reported basement fire at the Oak Lawn Respiratory and Rehabilitation center building. Streets in the area of 95th Street and Mayfield have been blocked.
Uncategorized Chicago, IL – Fire at U.S. Cellular Field contained by sprinkler system hours before White Sox home opener April 11, 2016 viking210 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. By 3 a.m. the fire was contained by the sprinkler system. One firefighter was transported to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center to treat non-life threatening injuries, according to the Chicago White Sox’s vice president of community relations Christine O’Reilly. Festivities for the team’s home opener will not be impacted. “We’re ready to open and ready for a ballgame today,” O’Reilly said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Kent, WA – Early morning business fire extinguished by sprinkler system April 11, 2016 viking210 Just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, units from Renton Fire Department, Tukwila Fire Department and Kent Regional Fire Authority were dispatched to a commercial fire in the 19800 block of 84th Avenue South in Kent. Initially a small response for an automatic fire alarm, the first unit that arrived upgraded the call to a commercial fire response after confirming smoke was present, according to a Kent RFA media release. The upgrade triggered the addition of more resources. The building’s fire sprinkler system not only kept the fire in check, it actually extinguished the fire. A manual check along with confirmation from a thermal imaging camera assured there was no more fire. The business used its emergency evacuation plan to get employees outside to safety. A Kent fire investigator determined the fire to be accidental due to failure of a small electrical component. There were no injuries to employees or firefighters. The damage is estimated to be $10,000 and limited to a small area of the business. Employees were able to resume work relatively quickly after the fire was out and the building deemed safe.
Apartment Building, Residential Orlando, FL – Hoverboard fire at apartment building limited by sprinkler system April 11, 2016 viking210 A hoverboard set out to charge burst into flames inside an Orange County apartment Thursday, displacing three families, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. More than a dozen firefighters responded after the fire broke out in a third-floor apartment on Avalon Reserve Boulevard just before 8 p.m. Officials said the hoverboard went up in flames while it was charging. A dog was removed from the home after residents were evacuated. “There was one child who apparently ran in there to get the dog,” Battalion Chief Carollee Burrell said. The child was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The mother of the child, who asked not to be identified, said she was at work when she got the frantic call. The hoverboard was a Christmas gift for her son. The son, who also was not identified, said the hoverboard started to shake before bursting into flames. The flames did not spread throughout the apartment but sprinklers went off inside of it and two neighboring units. Orange County Fire Rescue said three families were displaced due to water damage from the sprinkler. The Red Cross is helping those residents find a place to stay.
Apartment Building, Residential Easton, PA – Sprinkler system holds apartment fire in check; Fire started in dryer April 10, 2016 viking210 A dryer fire Wednesday evening in Easton led to extensive damage in an apartment and the temporary evacuation of the entire building. It was reported about 5:50 p.m. in an apartment at G.J. Mills in the 1400 block of Bushkill Drive in the city, near the border with Forks Township. Tenant Fred Green said he was doing laundry in his apartment when the dryer, stacked atop the washer, caught fire. “Underneath the bottom of the dryer, I saw flames and the filter was melting,” he said. He dialed 911 and the building’s alarm sounded. The Easton Fire Department had the fire quickly extinguished upon arrival, Capt. Henry Hennings said. “The sprinkler system kept things pretty much in check until we got here,” he said. “A lot of water damage, though.” Hennings confirmed the fire started in the dryer but said the cause was undetermined Wednesday night. Residents temporarily evacuated by the incident clustered together at the apartments inside a converted mill complex along the Bushkill Creek. Despite the alarm sounding, firefighters had to go door to door in the complex to evacuate all the residents as a precaution, Hennings said. He noted that if an alarm sounds in a building, anyone inside needs to get out. Older construction can mean buildings lack firewalls, and flames can spread to any void from the basement to the attic. No one was reported injured. Green’s second-floor apartment sustained flame, heat and smoke damage, and firefighters reported some smoke in at least four other apartments. Only Green was displaced following the incident, Hennings said, and was being put up temporarily by the property owner, Strausser Enterprises Inc. The fire department cleared the scene about 7:20 p.m.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Doylestown, PA – Fire at high school quickly brought under control by sprinkler system April 10, 2016 viking210 The Doylestown Fire Company responded to a small fire Wednesday morning at Central Bucks West. No injuries were reported. The Doylestown Fire Company responded to a small fire Wednesday morning at Central Bucks West, the fire company announced on Facebook. The fire was brought under control quickly by a sprinkler, the fire company said via Facebook. No injuries were reported. The fire caused minor damage.
