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Chester, VA – Suspected arson fire at Amazon facility put out by sprinkler system
Grapevine, TX – (No Media Coverage) Two clubhouse fires at Cowboys Golf Club extinguished by sprinkler system
*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED *** Cowboys Golf Club is distinguished as the first and only NFL themed golf club in the world. Franchise owned by the Dallas Cowboys; the property is described as one of the region’s only all-inclusive world class golf resort properties. The club is open to the public not only golf, but also dining, hospitality and private events, weddings, golf tournaments, corporate outings, business meetings, fundraising galas and other special occasions.
The clubhouse is a multi-level building that encompasses a lobby, restaurant, bar, pro shop, and administrative staff. The club house is protected by a fire alarm and a sprinkler system. The sprinkler system that protects the clubhouse is both a wet and dry system.
On January 15, 2016 at approximate 22:12 the Grapevine Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1600 Fairway Drive (Cowboys Golf Club). Fire crews investigated and found that on the lower level, where the carts are serviced and stored and where supplies are kept, that a sprinkler head had activated due to a fire. The fire was contained and extinguished by one sprinkler head. After reviewing the video cameras, it was determined that the cause of the fire was due to careless smoking of an employee. The damage was minimum and the business was able to open the next day and sustain normal operating hours. The monetary loss of the fire was minimized to sprinkler repair and minor restoration and cleanup cost.
And then on October 8, 2016 at 22:19 the Grapevine Fire Department responded to another structure fire at the same above address. The fire crews determined that there was a sprinkler head activation on the lower level. Fire investigators determined through video surveillance that fire was caused by the recklessness of an employee playing around with a lighter. The employee was using the lighter to catch a cardboard box full of golf tees on fire. He mistakenly thought he had put the fire out. After about 2 hours of a slow smoldering fire, the fire was able to grow eventually large enough to activate one sprinkler head. The fire was contained and extinguished by the single sprinkler head.
Both fires at the Cowboys Golf Club have many similarities. Both fires were initiated by careless human acts and both fires were extinguished by the same sprinkler head. Not only did the same sprinkler head protect the building, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in replacement cost, content loss and revenue, but the sprinkler head also protected the people that were remaining on the floor above. During both incidents the fire was able to grow without notice to the point of being put out by a sprinkler head and the only knowledge of the fires was when the fire alarm activated alerting everyone of a problem.
The simple installation of a sprinkler system proves that it is much more than code compliance. It is about when lighting strikes and in this incident twice, the sprinkler saved and protected property and lives.
Bedford, TX – Arson fire at convenience store put out by sprinkler system
Fredericksburg, VA – Sprinkler system helps extinguish fire at Value Place Hotel
The call was upgraded to an active fire, and additional units responded from Fredericksburg, Stafford and Spotsylvania. Firefighters found the bed in room 425 on fire, but almost extinguished by the sprinkler system. The occupant had already evacuated. “The sprinkler did exactly what it was supposed to do,” Jones said.
All guests were evacuated. “A few people were looked at for possible smoke inhalation, but all refused transport,” Jones said. There were no injuries to guests or firefighters. Fire damage is estimated at less than $5,000, but water damage is significant, Jones said.
The building is a stick-built wood structure, with more sheet rock than concrete between the floors, according to Jones. The water from the sprinkler system ran down from the fourth floor, causing significant damage. The fire marshal determined about half of the building could not be reoccupied. Hotel staff worked through the early morning hours to find alternate places for displaced guests to stay. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Burlington, KY – Laundry fire at county jail contained with help from sprinkler system
Riverside, CA – House fire caused by short-circuited microwave oven controlled by sprinkler system
Lexington, KY – Fire at Clarion Hotel contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Jersey City, NJ – Fire in compactor shaft at high-rise apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system
The sprinkler in the shaft activated to help extinguish the fire, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill added. The residents on the first and second floor evacuated the building, but there were no injuries and the fire was brought under control in about 20
minutes. All tenants returned to their apartments, Morrill said.
The fire reached a second alarm because the building is a high-rise, Morrill said.