Other / Not Specified, Other Business Armstrong, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system douses fire; Assist firefighters in controlling fire in commercial building February 19, 2017 viking210 There was very little sleep for Armstrong-Spallumcheen firefighters. The volunteer firefighters were first called to a blaze in downtown Armstrong Wednesday night and then to a fire at a Spallumcheen farm early Thursday morning. “Our crew did a terrific job,” said Ian Cummings, fire chief. The first call came in at 10:21 p.m. Wednesday at the Rose Valley Square on Pleasant Valley Road in Armstrong. “The sprinkler was activated and there was smoke in the building,” said Cummings. It’s believed spontaneous combustion caught some oily rags on fire, but the sprinkler was able to douse the flames.
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Flint Twp, MI – Fire at Baker College residence hall put out by sprinkler system; No injuries February 19, 2017 viking210 All 46 residents have been cleared to move back into their rooms at Baker Hall East, except for three who live in the fire-damaged room. According to Baker College, they were the only students with property damage after the Wednesday evening incident and they’ve since been relocated. The Flint Township fire department says it was a small cooking fire in their suite that was put out quickly when the sprinkler system activated, which caused water damage. Baker College plans to cover the cost of their lost items. (02/15/17) – A small cooking fire forces a Baker College dorm to be completely evacuated Wednesday night. The Flint Township fire department says the fire activated the sprinkler system at Baker Hall knocking out the flames pretty quickly. The unit was on the second floor, causing water damage on the first and second floor. Crews had to evacuate everyone in the three story building for the night. Power was also cut to the first two floors. No one was hurt.
Apartment Building, Residential Hickory, NC – Sprinkler system extinguishes overnight apartment kitchen fire; No injuries February 18, 2017 viking210 Hickory firefighters were dispatched to a reported fire alarm at Kenworth Hall located at 426 2nd Ave SE. Firefighters responded with two engines, one ladder, one rescue truck, and two command units. The first crew arrived to find heavy smoke on the second floor of the apartment complex. Firefighters also found the sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire in the kitchen. Firefighters worked to remove the smoke from the building and minimize the water damage. One apartment was damaged by the fire and two apartments sustained water damage, the Red Cross responded to assist the tenants. There were no injuries.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Harrisburg, PA – Overnight fire at popular downtown restaurant extinguished by single sprinkler February 13, 2017 viking210 A single sprinkler saved a Harrisburg restaurant from a catastrophic fire early Friday, city Fire Chief Brian Enterline said. The fire call came in just before 2 a.m. from the Capitol Gastropub in the 300 block of North Second Street. Only light smoke was in the building when firefighters arrived. Enterline said they found “a small fire in the basement that had been controlled and extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head.” The fire started in a plastic laundry tub filled with cleaning rags, he said. The tub was ruined and there was minor water damage, but that was it, the chief said. The damage totaled about $2,500. The restaurant was able to open without a hitch. “If this business did not have an operating sprinkler system to control the fire, the loss to not only the building but the lost revenue for the restaurant could have easily been in excess of $1 million,” Enterline said. “Fire sprinklers are a proven life safety and property loss reduction system that often comes under fire by the building industry as being overpriced and unnecessary.” The cause of the fire remains under investigation, he said.
Apartment Building, Residential McKinney, TX – Fire officials credit sprinkler system with minimizing damage in apartment fire February 13, 2017 viking210 McKinney Fire Department (MFD) responded to a multifamily structure fire Feb. 7, just days after another apartment complex fire. Tenants reported heavy smoke throughout Orion McKinney Apartments, 2508 Collin McKinney Parkway just after midnight. Responding units discovered the fire sprinkler system had activated and controlled and extinguished the fire in one of the apartments outside patios. A sprinkler head is credited for the minimal damage, and once again reinforced the value of fire sprinkler systems. No injuries reported from the fire. “This successful save by the sprinkler system shows the probability that the fire will be contained within an area, making it easier for occupants to leave and making the structure safer for our firefighters to work in,” said Fire Marshal Mike Smith. “Plus saving numerous dollars in construction costs.” Approximately 30 MFD personnel and investigators from the Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Chilliwack, BC, Canada – Fire at four story apartment building suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 12, 2017 viking210 With cold weather here and a Winter Storm Warning in effect the Chilliwack Fire Department is warning residents not to leave combustibles near heat sources after a fire Monday night. On Feb. 6 at approximately 9:45 p.m. the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 8900-block of School Street. On arrival crews saw smoke from a second-storey apartment window of a four-storey residential building. Firefighters responded from Halls 1 and 4. The sprinkler system was primarily responsible for extinguishing the fire, minimizing fire damage to the tenant’s unit. The tenant was home at the time of the fire. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries. The cause of the fire appears to be accidental. The Chilliwack Fire Department is reminding residents to keep combustibles at least one metre away from heat sources.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Vinton, VA – Sprinkler system halts fire in maintenance closet at fabric manufactuer February 12, 2017 viking210 Firefighters responded to a small fire at Precision Fabrics in Vinton on Saturday night. The fire caused no injuries and had been extinguished by a sprinkler system by the time units arrived, said Lt. Richard Williams of Roanoke County Fire & Rescue. The incident, which occurred at about 10 p.m., didn’t damage the facility at 323 W. Virginia Ave., he said. “It was like a plastic bucket of materials that caught on fire, not the actual structure,” he said. The fire occurred in a maintenance closet in an outlying part of the facility, he said. Fire units from Roanoke, Roanoke County and Vinton responded to the incident.
Apartment Building, Residential Dumfries, VA – Apartment kitchen fire contained and extinguished by sprinkler system February 11, 2017 viking210 On Sunday, February 5 th at 9:50 p.m. fire and rescue units were dispatched to an apartment fire located in the 16600 block of Harwood Oaks Court in Dumfries. Upon arrival, firefighters heard the smoke alarm sounding. As they made entry, fire and rescue crews observed a kitchen fire that had been extinguished by a sprinkler head in the kitchen. Due to activation of the building’s sprinkler system, the fire was contained to the kitchen area and quickly extinguished. The occupants were not home at the time of the fire; no injuries reported. According to the Fire Marshal’s Office, preliminary damages are estimated at $40,000. A Building Inspector posted the home unsafe. Red Cross was on scene to assist the family, 3 adults and 4 children, displaced by the fire. The origin and cause of the fire was a cooking fire on a kitchen stove top and has been determined as accidental.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Chelmsford, MA – Sprinklers stop spread of fire at restaurant; Neighboring business spare damage February 10, 2017 viking210 A fire at Zesty’s Pizza in North Chelmsford left the establishment with smoke and water damage at early Monday morning. The Fire Department responded to 10 Vinal Square at about 4:40 after a DPW worker reported the fire at Vinal Square Plaza, according to Fire Chief Gary Ryan. The fire was knocked down about an hour later, Ryan said. Ryan said a pharmacy and cleaning business both sustained significant water damage. The owner of the pharmacy is working with his counterparts so that his customers can get the medications they need. “The sprinkler system activated to minimize the fire damage,” Ryan said in an email. “The fire is currently being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.” Ryan also said the department is working with other store owners, investigators and utilities to get the other businesses in the plaza up and running again, although they were not damaged by the fire.
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Hamilton, ON, Canada – Fire at city recycling center extinguished by sprinkler system February 9, 2017 viking210 … Units reported to a fire inside a city recycling facility at 1579 Burlington Street, where garbage had caught fire. Mostacci said the building’s sprinkler system had extinguished most of the fire, but firefighters pulled garbage out of the building and wet it down. There was no financial loss as a result of the fire, he said.
