Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Hospital fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Clearwater, FL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that began in a patient’s room at Morton Plant Hospital could have had a more devastating outcome had fire sprinklers not been present. Fire crews received the call about the fire at 8:16 a.m., and when they arrived three minutes later, the fire sprinkler system had already put out the flames.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire sprinklers credited with safe ending to hospital fire (Safety Harbor, FL) May 9, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers quickly doused a fire that started in the bathroom of a hospital. No one was reported injured.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in second fire at assisted living facility (Iverness, FL) April 23, 2012 viking210 When firefighters were called upon for the second time in 10 days to an assisted living facility, the unit’s fire sprinkler ensured that this second blaze was contained to the small closet where it started.
Residential, Residential High Rise Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in high rise fire (Gainsville, FL) April 11, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler contained the blaze that broke out in a high rise before firefighters arrived. “The importance of fire sprinklers in these buildings cannot be overstated, what was easily dealt with here today could have been a huge disaster without fire sprinklers and the rapid response from fire rescue,” Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Jeff Lane reported to The Gainesville Sun.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise condominium fire put out by fire sprinklers (Miami, FL) March 24, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers prevented a fire that began on the balcony of a high rise apartment from getting inside the apartment. No injuries were reported.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at gourmet market (Hallandale Beach, FL) March 19, 2012 viking210 Fire officials have said it appears the fire, which started near the buffet area, was accidental. The market’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire.
Residential, Residential High Rise Firefighters, sprinkler system stop sixth-floor condo fire (St. Petersburg, FL) March 9, 2012 viking210 When firefighters arrived on the sixth floor of the 10-story building, they saw smoke in the hallways and finished off the fire within minutes. The fire was caused by a box left on a burner that had been inadvertently turned on. 200 residents live in the building. No injuries were reported and damage was contained to one apartment.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant grease fire contained by sprinkler system (Gainesville, FL) March 8, 2012 viking210 Alachua County Fire Marshal Mark Smith said the fire was caused by a pot with grease that had been put on a range to cool. The fire activated a sprinkler system, which kept the fire from causing more damage, Smith said. The fire was contained to the kitchen area. “If the sprinkler system hadn’t been installed, things would have been a lot worse,” Smith said.
Apartment Building, Residential Automatic sprinkler system contains apartment kitchen fire, no one was home (Navarre, FL) February 27, 2012 viking210 The fire started when a moving box was placed on the stove and a burner was accidentally turned on. No one was home at the time of the fire. “For the most part, we just had to do some final extinguishing, major part was put out by sprinkler system,” Holley-Navarre Fire Chief Ron Norton said.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment meth lab fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system (Panama City Beach, FL) February 20, 2012 viking210 An automatic sprinkler system at the Lake Town Wharf condominiums extinguished a meth lab fire.
