Tag Archives: South Dakota

Apartment Building, Residential

Rapid City, SD – Sprinkler system puts out mattress on fire at apartment; No injuries reported

August 27, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Two people were displaced following an apartment fire that broke out in Rapid City.

According to the Rapid City Fire Department (RCFD), the fire broke out around 2 p.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Wanblee, SD – Fire at school contained by sprinkler system

March 14, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Classes will resume as normal on Monday morning after a fire was contained by the sprinkler system at at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee.

According to Jon Schiedslaw … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Sioux Falls, SD – Sprinkler system contains fire in building’s air handling equipment

December 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

No one was injured in a structure fire last Thursday morning in north Sioux Falls, according to a news release. Crews responded to a sprinkler system activation around 7:05 a.m. Thursday in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other / Not Specified

Sioux Falls, SD – Sprinkler system keeps arson fire set outside building from spreading inside

September 21, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Police have arrested a man in connection to a fire that destroyed two porta potties in downtown Sioux Falls. Forty-eight-year-old Aaron Gruenewald was arrested Thursday morning. Firefighters extinguished a blaze at the new Washington … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Rapid City, SD – Fire at Ramada hotel suppressed by automatic sprinkler system

July 6, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A sprinkler system helped quell a fire Thursday afternoon in the kitchen area of the Ramada Rapid City on North Lacrosse Street. Rapid City firefighters responded to reports of flames coming from the kitchen … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Watertown, SD – Sprinkler system contains early morning fire at manufacturing facility

March 23, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Watertown Fire Rescue crews responded to an early morning fire at the Terex-FGI manufacturing plant located at 2813 Piper Avenue on Tuesday morning. WFR was called to the Terex plant at approximately 5 a.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Sioux Falls, SD – Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading

December 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A sprinkler system liked prevented more widespread fire damage to a downtown Sioux Falls apartment building. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Huey Apartment Building at 112 N. Phillips Avenue Thursday night. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Rapid City, SD – Single sprinkler holds apartment fire in check; No injuries

October 2, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire sprinkler is being credited for saving a Rapid City apartment building this morning.Thursday, you couldn't really tell that there was a fire in the building on the 400 block of Bernice Street … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Rapid City, SD – Fire at Safeway store held in check by sprinkler system; Store opens next day

December 29, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

According to a release from the Rapid City Fire Department, firefighters were summoned about 5:44 a.m. on Christmas Day to a fire alarm at the Safeway store, at 2120 Mount Rushmore Road. A … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Rapid City, SD – Sprinkler stops fire on apartment balcony from spreading into unit

August 25, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

A Saturday fire that started on an apartment unit's balcony was stopped almost completely before it entered the unit, thanks to a sprinkler that activated in a bedroom.

According to a press … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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