College/University (on campus), School / University Fire on college campus put out by fire sprinklers (Piscataway, NJ) March 15, 2013 viking210 Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the academic building of Rutgers University. The afternoon fire, which was deemed as accidental, was eliminated by one sprinkler by the time fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinkler system contains manufacturing plant blaze (Auburn, ME) March 12, 2013 viking210 An afternoon fire that began in one of the processing machines at a fabric manufacturing plant was limited by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters arrived soon thereafter to douse the remaining flames. “This is exactly what should have been done,” Fire Chief Frank Roma stated. No one was reported injured as a result of the incident.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment saved thanks to fire sprinklers (Concord, CA) March 9, 2013 viking210 Fire crews who responded to a mid-day apartment fire found it largely extinguished thanks to the unit’s fire sprinklers. The fire, which started in the apartment’s kitchen, was deemed under control within fifteen minutes, and no injuries were reported in connection with the fire. “Fire sprinklers saved lives and property today.” the Contra Costa Fire Protection’s Twitter feed stated.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Fire sprinkler system suppresses elementary school fire (Milwaukie, OR) February 27, 2013 viking210 Clackamas Fire Units were dispatched to Linwood Elementary School to a report of a fire in the building. Crews quickly arrived to find that a small fire had occurred in the bathroom and was quickly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. All students made it out of the building safely and no injuries were reported. Clackamas Fire Investigators have determined that the fire was intentionally set. The fire damage in this case was limited due to the early detection and extinguishment by the fire sprinkler system that was in place.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment electrical fire contained by sprinkler system (Novato, CA) February 15, 2013 viking210 A stacked washer-drier unit in an exterior closet caught fire next to a downtown Novato apartment, and the only loss was a few clothes. Firefighters responded to the call and found that a sprinkler system had done most of the work on the electrical fire, which took place on the patio of an apartment. Battalion Chief Jeff Veliquette said the fire remained contained to the exterior closet. “The sprinklers knocked it down,” Veliquette said. “The take-home message is that sprinklers did their job and held it off long enough for us to do our job. Otherwise this could have easily spread into the apartment.”
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire at high school (Fife, WA) February 11, 2013 viking210 Crews were called to the scene of a reported fire at Fife High School, according to Tacoma Fire. The fire appears to have been put out by the school’s sprinkler system, Fire officials said. The fire started in a wood lathe machine in the shop facility and was quickly contained, according to Tacoma Fire. No one was injured.
Residential, Single Family Home Residential fire sprinklers make the difference in house fire (Tucson, AZ) February 11, 2013 viking210 A Tucson family’s home was saved after their fire sprinkler system extinguished a fire. Drexel Heights Fire responded to the house fire around 3 Saturday afternoon. According to Tracy Koslowski with Drexel Heights Fire, the homeowners called 9-1-1 after finding their fire sprinkler system had extinguished the fire while they were away from the house. Koslowski said the family could have found the house in flames, had they not had a fire sprinkler system.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system controls fire in campus housing (Medford, MA) February 5, 2013 viking210 At 2:30 p.m., a fire occurred in Sophia Gordon Hall. The fire started in a suite kitchen, setting off the fire alarm and turning on a fire sprinkler, which successfully contained the fire. The suite sustained minimal damage and no one was injured, according to Associate Director of Public Relations Alex Reid. An announcement was released from the University via e-mail informing the Tufts community of the incident. According to the announcement, “The fire sprinkler system and fire detection system, present in all university housing, worked correctly and helped to minimize damage.”
Residential, Single Family Home “This was a case of a fire sprinkler system doing its job,” says Battalion Chief (Murrieta, CA) February 3, 2013 viking210 A residential fire sprinkler system made quick work of a fire at a home in Murrieta Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire appeared to be the result of incense burning in the upstairs bedroom, Battalion Chief Steve Kean said. The resident advised Kean that he had been burning incense, but left the home for a short period of time before returning to discover the fire sprinklers had been activated. “This was a case of a fire sprinkler system doing its job,” Kean said, adding that the fire would have rapidly spread to the upper floor of the home before anyone could have noticed and called 911.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system suppresses fire at apartment building (Rockford, IL) February 1, 2013 viking210 A sprinkler system doused a fire in the stairwell of a five-story apartment building. A heater in the basement stairwell was believed to be the source of the fire. No injuries were reported.
