Tag Archives: Iowa

Apartment Building, Residential

Coralville, IA – Fire contained to 3rd floor balcony thanks to fire sprinklers

October 19, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Coralville Fire Department responded to a fire in the 900 block of 20th Ave. around 5 a.m. on October 16.

Firefighters say the sprinkler system extinguished the fire, and … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Department Store, Retail, Uncategorized

Waterloo, IA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at Menards near shower displays; No injuries reported

September 3, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Authorities confirm that a fire started in Menards near the shower displays.

There was noticeable smoke inside the building.

No injuries were reported.

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Apartment Building, Residential

Davenport, IA – Sixth floor apartment fire contained by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

August 2, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Davenport firefighters battled a small apartment fire at the Heritage high rise Thursday.

The fire started in a sixth floor apartment, but the sprinkler system held it in check.

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Apartment Building, Residential

Cedar Falls, IA – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire; No injuries reported

July 31, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A minor kitchen fire at 4430 Ashworth Drive was extinguished by sprinklers before firefighters arrived Saturday afternoon.

“The fire was 100 percent put out by the sprinkler system,” said … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Spencer, IA – Sprinkler system activated for fire in Livestock Pavilion at fairgrounds; No injuries reported

April 29, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Authorities say a sprinkler system likely helped to reduce damage when a fire broke out inside a massive building on the Clay County Fairgrounds Sunday night.

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Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Cedar Rapids, IA – Sprinkler system activated for second fire in two days at cafe

April 22, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

At 8:03 p.m. Friday night, firefighters responded to a fire alarm and sprinkler flow alarm at Riley’s Cafe.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department and Hiawatha Fire Department … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Spirit Lake, IA – Sprinkler system contained fire at motorcycle manufacturing plant

April 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire broke out at the Polaris Industries Spirit Lake facility on April 10. Polaris owns Indian Motorcycle , and the facility is used to build the motorcycles. The fire started … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Adult Care/Rehab Center, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Davenport, IA – Overnight fire at memory care center put out by sprinkler system

February 20, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire was sparked inside a resident’s room at the Country Manor Memory Care in Davenport on West 46th Street. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Fire Chief Paul … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Waterloo, IA – Apartment fire put out by sprinkler system while woman and infant were asleep in bedroom

February 17, 2019 viking210 1 Comment

An automatic alarm that alerted firefighters to an apartment fire likely saved the lives of a Waterloo woman and her infant child, according to fire officials. Waterloo Fire Rescue was called … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Spencer, IA – Sprinkler system extinguished fire sparks at hospital; No injuries reported

January 24, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Staff were cleaning areas of Spencer Hospital Tuesday impacted by smoke damage from a small equipment fire Monday night.

Hospital officials said they hope to reopen the surgical … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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