Sprinkler system aids firefighters at assisted living facility fire (Washington, DC)
Fire put out by by sprinkler system at home for senior cititzens (Corpus Christi, TX)
***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the NBC 6 News and journalist Bart Bedsole, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system.***
Sprinklers control fire at plastic manufacturer (Paso Robles, CA)
Damage minimized at apartment thanks to fire sprinkler system (Rochester, NY)
A second story apartment unit had a kitchen fire the afternoon of September 1. Fire crews were alerted to the fire by the activation of the building’s fire sprinkler system. The sprinklers quickly suppressed the fire.
“This was a great save,” said Rochester Fire Marshal Larry Mueller. “Had the sprinkler not been installed in the structure, the fire would have rapidly grown and caused extensive damage to the structure.”
Fire sprinklers prove worth in nursing home fire (Burr Ridge, IL)
Sprinklers make the difference in golf clubhouse fire (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
At 8:06 PM on September 1st, firefighters arrived to a fire call at a golf clubhouse. The fire crews located the fire, which had been eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system, in the attic space. A wedding party that was occurring in the building was relocated to the outdoor patio until the fire was reported as eliminated.
Battalion Fire Chief Fred Cox said about the incident, “… without fire sprinklers this could have been a major fire. The fire was well established before sprinkler activation, and without them, it would have easily spread unchecked through a very large and open attic space before being detected.”
Fire investigators are initially blaming the fire on electrical issues; no injuries occurred as a result of the fire.