Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Sprinkler system contains truck fire at City of Dayton garage (Dayton, OH) October 12, 2014 viking210 Dayton crews were dispatched just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The sprinkler system in the City of Dayton garage at the public works facility worked as designed in containing the vehicle fire to the one heavy-duty truck, Dayton Fire Chief and Director Jeffrey Payne said. The sprinkler system had knocked out the flames by the time firefighters arrived, he said. An investigator was called to the scene as a matter of standard department protocol, as Payne said it appears no one was in the building when the fire erupted under the truck’s hood.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior apartment complex (Huntsville, TX) October 7, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire Friday afternoon led to the forced evacuation of at least 42 people from the National Church Residence Parkview Place senior living center in downtown Huntsville. Firefighters responded to a call in the 1100 block of Avenue N after residents reported smelling smoke. “About 3 p.m. we got a call of the smell of smoke at the Parkview assisted-living facility,” Huntsville assistant fire chief John Hobbs said. “We arrived around 3:05 p.m. The building’s sprinkler system had already extinguished any fire. Ventilators were required, however, to ventilate the building of smoke.”
Food Processing, Manufacturing Sprinkler system helps control fire at Cargill Grain Mill (Ogden, UT) October 6, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the top of the Cargill Grain Mill near G Avenue and 27th Street. Seven emergency vehicles responded to the scene at about 4:20 p.m. after smoke was initially seen near the top of the structure. A fire had broken out on the ninth floor, a flour processing area, the Ogden Fire Department reported. All employees were evacuated from the mill with no injuries. A sprinkler system was activated as crews from the Ogden and Roy fire departments worked on the blaze. The cause of the fire is still being determined by investigators.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers keep fire from spreading in apartment – no injuries (Olympia, WA) October 6, 2014 viking210 No one was injured in an Olympia apartment fire Wednesday afternoon, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a fire at the Woodland Park Apartments, located on the 800 block of Yauger Way SW, at about 3:30 p.m. The fire started in a kitchen, but hadn’t spread thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, according to Deputy Chief Gary Wright. The fire was extinguished quickly, and smoke and water damage were limited to the one apartment, Wright said. The fire likely started when food in the oven or on the stove was left unattended.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire controlled by sprinkler system at Hotel Breakers in Cedar Point Amusement Park (Sandusky, OH) October 4, 2014 viking210 Firefighters were called to the Cedar Point hotel around 12:45 p.m. when a fire broke out on the tenth floor, Sandusky fire Chief Dave Degnan said. The building’s sprinkler system was able to contain the blaze until crews arrived and extinguished it completely, Degnan said. There is no visible damage on the hotel’s exterior, but it remains to be seen how much was damaged inside. Degnan is at the scene, but was still unsure if the fire broke out in a linen closet or in an individual hotel room.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system contains fire to one room at senior apartment complex (Saskatoon, SK) October 4, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire prompted the evacuation of a seniors apartment complex Wednesday afternoon. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the apartment building at 2315 20th Street West just after 1:30 p.m. Crews found smoke on the fourth floor of the building before locating the fire in a single suite. The building’s sprinkler system was able to contain the blaze to one room, the fire department said in a media release. The blaze started during a tenant move. A plastic container left on a stove caught fire after a stove element was accidentally turned on. Damage is estimated at $40,000. No one was injured during the incident.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Early morning restaurant fire suppressed by sprinkler system (Charleston, SC) October 1, 2014 viking210 Fire crews were notified of a fire at a restaurant on Monday afternoon. According to Ryan Kunitzer, the community educator for the Charleston Fire Department, the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which kept the fire from spreading. Employees were on the scene during the incident, but no injuries were reported. The fire’s cause is under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Deck fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system (Oak Harbor, WA) September 15, 2014 viking210 No injuries were reported as result of a minor deck fire in Oak Harbor Thursday afternoon. The fire was caused by discarded smoking materials, according to Oak Harbor Fire Department Chief Ray Merrill. The sprinkler system went off and extinguished the fire before it could get inside the apartment complex. “The fire sprinkler system did its job,” Merrill said. Damage to the deck was minor.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (St. Paul, MN) August 3, 2014 viking210 Fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment building early Friday afternoon. However, the flames were already put out by the complex’s fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire was boxes that accidentally caught fire on the stove top; no injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Damage minimized at apartment thanks to fire sprinkler system (Charleston, SC) August 2, 2014 viking210 A single fire sprinkler halted a fire which began in the kitchen of an apartment unit on Friday afternoon. The fire, which was accidental, began on the stove when a knob was was left in the “on” position. Firefighters report that if the sprinkler had not been present, the damage could have been much worse. No one was injured, according to reports.
