Tag Archives: Nevada

Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Mesquite, NV – Sprinkler system completely extinguishes fire at Conestoga Golf Club

E-11, R-11, Chief 2 Responded to the Conestoga Golf Club for a water flow alarm. Arrived to find audible and visual alarms and employees evacuated from building. Staff advises they have had a fire. Found an exterior storage rack under a covered patio near kitchen area that had burned boxes and other material on it. Fire completely extinguished by automatic sprinkler system which was still flowing water. Flow of water stopped and system returned to service other than the single head that activated and put the fire out. Minor scorching to building but no structural damage. Fire determined to be accidental in nature.

Hotel / Motel

Reno, NV – Fire in basement laundry at hotel casino contained with help from sprinkler system

A fire in a basement laundry room at the Peppermill Hotel Casino forced a brief evacuation of the property Friday afternoon.

Employees at the hotel attacked the blaze with fire extinguishers and the hotel’s sprinkler system also kicked in to contain the blaze as Reno firefighters responded shortly after noon. Firefighters quickly knocked down the flames, evacuated the smoke from the building and checked to ensure it hadn’t spread into other areas of the building, Battalion Chief Mark Winkelman said.

Meanwhile, hotel guests and employees were evacuated into the frigid afternoon air. Many huddled in towels and blankets until they were allowed back inside about an hour later. Guests described the scene inside as calm and orderly as they walked down the stairs to get out of the building.  While some guests saw smoke, none said they saw flames.

Keith and Mallory Lynch of San Francisco were celebrating their wedding anniversary with a couples massage at the hotel spa when the fire alarm sounded and they were asked to leave the building. They stood outside in bathrobes and flip-flops, shivering in the 34-degree weather.

“At first they told us not to worry, but then they said we had to leave,” Keith Lynch said. “Luckily we were near the end of the massage.” Corey Mathes, of Fresno, was taking a shower and getting ready for her 4 p.m. wedding at the hotel when security knocked on the door and told her and fiance Craig Frantzich to evacuate.

“My dress is still up there,” she said, noting she grabbed the wedding rings but failed to get their wedding license. “I will beg a firefighter to go get my dress!”

She and Frantzich have been together for 23 years. “We’ll get married today one way or another,” she said.

Winkelman said the damage didn’t appear to be extensive. The blaze put out billows of smoke after lint on the ceiling caught fire, he said. The sprinkler system also caused some water damage.

Peppermill spokeswoman Katie Silva put out a brief statement: “We experienced a fire in our laundry room this afternoon. We appreciate the quick and professional response by the Reno Fire Department in extinguishing the fire.”

 

Office Building, Other Business

Las Vegas, NV – Suspicious fire at business doused by sprinkler system

A man stole a security guard’s truck while the guard was responding to a fire alarm Wednesday morning. The guard was doing a routine check when a fire alarm started going off. He then found a suspicious man standing around who he believes was trying to break into a business.  The man said he just got out of the hospital and wants to get to California.  While the guard was questioning him, the man then took off with the guard’s truck, which was still running.   “He bolted back to my truck and took off with it,” said Otis Linton, the security guard.

The fire started around 1 a.m. in the 6100 block of Brent Thurman Way, near Sunset Road and the 215 Beltway. Upon arrival, firefighters saw no visible fire or smoke coming from the structure but the sprinklers were activated. There was a small fire in offices that were under construction.  The fire is under investigation.

Hotel / Restaurant, Other Business

Las Vegas, NV – Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at Sands convention center; No injuries

A vendor booth at an ophthalmology convention went up in flames Thursday night at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, no one was hurt.  Clark County Fire District responded to the alarm at 8:15 p.m. at 201 Sands Ave. The sprinkler system already had been activated. It took about seven minutes to extinguish the blaze, according to a news release sent Friday. Thirty firefighters responded.

Sprinklers kept the blaze from spreading, the news release said. The building was evacuated, and firefighters helped air out lingering smoke. Investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Henderson, NV – Sprinkler system contains fire in retail strip mall; No damage to neighboring businesses

The Henderson Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a commercial strip center near North Boulder Highway and East Lake Mead Parkway this morning at about 2:30 a.m. The call was reported to 9-1-1 as a water flow event by the building’s alarm monitoring company. The first arriving firefighters observed smoke originating at Las Vegas Kettle Corn, located at 110 N. Boulder Hwy., and requested additional assistance for a possible structure fire.

Crews broke the store’s front windows to ventilate the smoke and found the fire in an office area of the business. The fire was controlled by the building’s fire sprinkler system and crews quickly extinguished the remaining fire. The fire did not extend into neighboring businesses. The businesses located in the strip center were closed at the time of the fire. There were no injuries to bystanders or fire personnel.

A City of Henderson Fire Investigator, Henderson Police, NV Energy and Southwest Gas assisted in securing the building. It was determined that the fire originated in the store’s camera security equipment.

Apartment Building, Residential

Elko, NV – Apartment cooking fire extinguished by sprinkler system

A cooking fire early Monday morning at the Villas at Riverside showed the importance of having a fire sprinkler system, according to the City of Elko fire department. Deputy Chief Brian Burgess said the resident had fallen asleep while waiting for food to be prepared. The fire caused the sprinkler system to activate. There was minor damage to the microwave, stove and upper cabinets, said Burgess.

He said residents were evacuated for only an hour and the affected apartment was able to be occupied afterwards. It also had mild water damage. “Had this building been an unprotected building, the fire would have likely caused severe damage to the building, displacing all of the residents (and) threatening the lives of the occupants,” said Fire Marshal Joshua Carson, explaining the value and importance of the system.

Even though there was mild fire and water damage, it was far less than what would have been seen in a building without that system, he said. In addition, he stressed how the system salvaged the property and protected the residents. They were alerted by a unit smoke alarm and fire alarm system.

Carson explained this fire comes at a significant time. The Fire Prevention Picnic this past weekend showcased the dangers of cooking-related fires and the benefits of residential fire sprinklers. The latter was exhibited by a live fire demonstration at the picnic, said Carson. “Elko Fire Department is a huge advocate for residential fire sprinklers,” he said. “We hope we can soon protect all of our newly constructed residential use buildings with this lifesaving technology.”

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Sparks, NV – Sprinkler system puts out fire at high school during school hours; No injuries

Students at Spanish Springs High School held their first fire drill of the year at around 9:45 a.m. Shortly after noon, they were rehashing what they’d learned for real. A small fire broke out in the 100 wing of the school just a few hours after the fire drill. The alarms rang immediately throughout the school while the sprinkler system activated in the area of the fire and put it out.

Washoe County School District spokeswoman Victoria Campbell said the students left the building without incident. Campbell said the Sparks Fire Department showed up and mopped some of the school since it was a little damp. Students were back in class around an hour after it happened, save for the classroom where the fire originated.

“There were no injuries, no problems,” she said. “The school was completely empty and everyone got outside.” A call went out to parents around 3 p.m. informing them of the incident. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the fire.

Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system controls fire at go kart race track

Pole Position Raceway remains open after fire — Firefighters are investigating a blaze that occurred at the Las Vegas branch of Pole Position Raceway on Saturday evening. There is a second Pole Position location in Summerlin. Thirty-nine firefighters arrived at 4175 S. Arville St. to find smoke, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

The building’s sprinkler system held the fire in check until crews were able to extinguish it. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available, but the business remains open.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Mesquite, NV – Machinery fire at manufacturing facility extinguished by sprinkler system

*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – Fire Department Reported ***

E-11, R-11, R-31, Beaver Dam E-11 responded to a manufacturing facility on Turtleback Road for a report of fire signals with water flow alarm. Arrived to no smoke or fire. Employee advises they had a fire in a machine and he believes it has been extinguished by the sprinkler system. Hose lines pulled into structure and remaining smoldering fire put out. Business advised to maintain fire watch until suppression system restored and to have electrician inspect all machinery impacted by water flow. Damage limited to machine with no extension to the structure.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Las Vegas, NV – Automatic sprinkler douses bathroom fire at senior apartment building

Las Vegas firefighters aided by Clark County firefighters were called to a bathroom fire at the Destinations at Oakey Senior Apartments, 3900 W. Oakey Boulevard at 8:34 Tuesday morning.

Firefighters found light smoke coming from one apartment in the two story wood frame/stucco apartment building. The fire was out when firefighters found it. The fire was extinguished by an automatic fire sprinkler in the bathroom.

Fire investigators believe the fire started in the bathroom fan.

The plastic front piece on the fan melted and dripped onto a towel that was on a towel bar mounted on the wall. That fire provided the heat necessary to activate the fire sprinkler which quickly put out the fire. Damage was confined to the wall and the area around the fan. Damage was estimated at $2500.

The occupant told fire investigators he was lying on the couch in the living room watching TV. He smelled something burning. 

When he checked the bathroom, he saw the towel burning. Just as he was leaving, the fire sprinkler activated as well as the smoke alarm. The man escaped without injury. The entire apartment building was evacuated during the incident.

The fire sprinkler activated and kept the fire to a minimum until firefighters arrived on scene and made sure the fire was completely out. Damage was kept to a minimum.

The fire caused approximately $2,500 in damages.