Tag Archives: California

A customer was able to catch a video of the fire that grew up the racks of a home goods store the afternoon of July 2nd. Investigators, however, are still unsure of what caused the blaze that was doused thanks to fire sprinklers and fire crews. No injuries were reported.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinkler system activates to help control parking garage fire below stores, apartments (Berkeley, CA)

June 25, 2013 viking210

Authorities closed the roadway to through-traffic Friday evening on Martin Luther King Jr. Way at University Avenue when a car fire broke out in the parking structure at Trader Joe’s in Berkeley.
Webb said the single-alarm fire was reported at approximately 5:40 p.m. in the garage of Trader Joe’s. The grocery store is on the first floor of a five-story building, and apartments are located above it. Webb said the fire activated the building’s fire sprinkler system as firefighters were arriving.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant kitchen fire controlled by sprinkler system (Pacifica, CA)

June 24, 2013 viking210

A restaurant kitchen caught fire Friday morning, but damage was kept to a minimum thanks to a sprinkler system, according to fire officials. The fire was reported around 7:25 a.m., according to the North County Fire Authority. Firefighters found fire in the kitchen area that was being held in check by an installed sprinkler system. The fire was quickly extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries.

Other Business, Place of Worship

Sprinklers limit damage at church fire (Manhattan Beach, CA)

June 14, 2013 viking210

Fire sprinklers put out a fire that began in the storage room of a church the first week of June. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find some charred maintenance supplies in the closet, and investigators believe the fire was started by the large commercial vacuum cleaner that was stored close to some combustible items.

Manhattan Beach Fire Marshal Lou Petroni reported, “This would have been far more damaging if not for the sprinkler system extinguishing the fire. Fire sprinklers in homes and businesses are very effective in extinguishing fires in the early stages of burning.”

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Fire sprinklers prove worth in senior living facility (Casa de Vallejo, CA)

June 7, 2013 viking210

An unattended pot on a stove was to blame for the fire which caused the evacuation of a senior living facility in the early morning hours of June 5. The fire sprinklers activated and quickly suppressed the fire. No injuries were reported. ***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Times-Herald and journalist Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system. ***

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Dormitory fire halted by fire sprinklers (San Luis Obispo, CA)

May 16, 2013 viking210

A fire that broke out in a dormitory on Cal Poly’s campus is being blamed on an unattended burning candle. The dorm’s fire sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading until fire crews arrived to put out the remaining flames. No one was reported injured.

Other - School / University, School / University

Fire sprinklers stop university fire (Los Angeles, CA)

April 30, 2013 viking210

A fire at Viterbi School of Engineering on the University of Southern California was quickly eliminated by the school’s fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire is equipment in the high rise that overheated; no one was injured from the fire.

Residential, Single Family Home

Fire sprinklers show worth in house fire (Ventura, CA)

April 26, 2013 viking210 1 Comment

A fire that began in the kitchen ended soon after thanks to the home’s fire sprinklers. An unattended pot of oil that overflowed onto the burners was to blame for the fire’s outbreak, and the fire sprinkler controlled the fire until fire crews arrived. No one was hurt in the fire.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Fire sprinkler system douses fire at elementary school (Merced, CA)

April 2, 2013 viking210

When fire crews arrived in response to a fire at an elementary school, they found that the building’s fire sprinkler had put out the fire. The police have found evidence of arson, and no one was injured in the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers prove worth in apartment kitchen fire (Petaluma, CA)

March 21, 2013 viking210

Fire sprinklers quickly extinguished the evening fire that occurred on the top floor of an apartment building. Investigators reported that a youth was attempting to cook up illegal narcotics when some of the ingredients caught fire. The young man suffered some minor burns, and no one else was injured.

Sprinkler Saves