Tag Archives: South Dakota

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Rapid City, SD – Kitchen fire at elementary school extinguished by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

April 23, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The Rapid City Fire Department was called to General Beadle Elementary located at 10 Van Buren Street for an automatic fire alarm around noon today.

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Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Sioux Falls, SD – Equipment fire at hospital extinguished by fire sprinkler; No injuries reported

February 5, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Authorities say a small equipment fire at a Sanford Hospital building in Sioux Falls forced staff to temporarily move some patients to a different part of the building.

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Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Brookings, SD – Fire sprinklers keep fire in check in paint booth at electronics company; No injuries reported

February 1, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire at Daktronics wasn’t as bad as it could have been, thanks to sprinklers, according to Brookings Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann.

The fire department was called out at … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Rapid City, SD – Single sprinkler head controls cooking fire from grill at apartment complex

October 1, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A sprinkler system has again helped to extinguish a fire in a Rapid City apartment building.

When Rapid City firefighters responded to a report of a fire around 10 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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.

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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 »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers