Tag Archives: California

Residential, Single Family Home

Redding, CA – Vehicle fire in garage of home controlled with help from sprinkler system

January 13, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A sprinkler inside a garage and firefighters quick response helped keep a vehicle fire from spreading beyond the garage Thursday morning. According to the Redding Fire Department, firefighters responded to a vehicle … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Sprinkler system activates in hotel fire; Assists firefighters in extinguishing blaze

January 11, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A number of hotel guests had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at Four Points by Sheraton hotel, Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the reported fire at the Four Points … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Poway, CA – Grease fire at Panda Express extinguished by sprinkler system

January 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A small grease fire Wednesday morning at a Poway restaurant caused a minor injury and resulted in the closure of the business.

Firefighters were called to Panda Express, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Fresno, CA – Apartment fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system

January 2, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A woman was displaced from her apartment Sunday after accidentally starting a fire while putting away Christmas decorations, according to Fresno Fire Department Battalion Chief Thomas Cope.

Fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Berkeley, CA – Dryer fire in UC Berkeley residence hall prompted sprinkler system to activate

December 13, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

UC Berkeley students evacuated the Foothill residence hall Sunday after a clothes dryer caught fire in Building 1, according to Berkeley Fire Department spokesperson Keith May.

BFD responded … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Office Building, Other Business

Simi Valley, CA – Sprinkler system activates to assist firefighters in commercial business fire

December 5, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters responded to a commercial structure on fire in Simi Valley on Saturday evening.  The fire was reported at 5:49 p.m. at 67 W. Easy St. The building is part of an office park … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other-Government/Military, Recycling / Waste Facility

Redding, CA – Fire at solid waste facility extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

December 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Redding firefighters went to the city's solid waste facility Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that was traced to some sort of hazardous material someone had recently dumped.  A city of Redding employee was … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Office Building, Other Business

Healdsburg, CA – Sprinkler system limits damage in commercial building fire

November 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters responded to a three-story commercial building fire near the Healdsburg downtown plaza Thursday afternoon, shutting down a portion of the city’s main thoroughfare for two hours. The Thanksgiving Day fire started just before … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Ventura, CA – No injuries in house fire extinguished by sprinkler system

November 20, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The <VC fire> department on Sunday responded to a house fire reported around 4:20 p.m. in the 500 block of Chesapeake Place, on the south side of Highway 126 east of south Petit Avenue. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Government/Military, Prison / Jail

Santa Rosa, CA – Jail cell arson fire contained with help from sprinkler system

November 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Deputies forced their way into a smoke-filled room at the Sonoma County Jail Monday morning and grabbed an inmate who’d barricaded himself inside, threatened jail staff and started a fire by sticking something into … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »