Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler system extinguished fire at a commercial electricians office (Mason City, IA) July 26, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a fire at The Electricians, where they found that a portable fan had started the fire. The building sprinklers had extinguished the fire before their arrival.
Government Office, Government/Military Sprinkler system keeps damage to a minimum after fire at City Hall (Fitchburg, MA) July 26, 2012 viking210 City Hall on Main Street will be open for business as usual after a fire about 5 this morning in the Veterans Room on the first floor. Deputy Chief John C, Curran said the cause of the fire was a problem with the heating/air conditioning unit. He said a sprinkler in the room activated and doused the fire, keeping the damage minimal. No one was hurt.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system puts out stove fire at apartment building (Salem, NJ) July 25, 2012 viking210 At around 5 p.m. Wednesday, a cooking fire caused the sprinkler system in the unit to activate. The sprinkler immediately put out the fire on the stove, according to Salem Fire Department Chief Fred Ayars.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Townhouse arson attempt prevented by sprinkler system (Seattle, WA) July 23, 2012 viking210 Investigators came to believe someone broke a window of a townhouse there and tossed an “incendiary device” inside, a police spokesman said in a statement. The device kindled a small fire, which was extinguished by the home’s sprinkler system. A man and a woman inside the home at the time of the attack were not injured, the spokesman continued. Police do not believe it was a random attack.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire in second floor bedroom (Boise, ID) July 18, 2012 viking210 Fire officials say an four-plex building in South Boise avoided major fire damage late Tuesday night thanks to a sprinkler system that put out a blaze before crews got there. When crews arrived, they found that the sprinkler system in the building was able to put out the fire before it could spread. The fire ignited after a candle fell off a window sill in the bedroom of a second-floor unit but did not spread to the sheetrock — or anywhere else in the apartment.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains third floor apartment fire (Chesterfield, VA) July 18, 2012 viking210 “It could have been a disaster without the sprinkler system,” Battalion Chief Robby Dawson of Chesterfield Fire and EMS Fire Marshal’s office said. “More residents would have been affected and we would have been on scene at least two days doing an investigation instead of the few hours we were there. The sprinklers made the difference. The system saved lives.”
Other - Retail, Retail Fire at uniform services facility controlled by sprinkler system (Fresno, CA) July 17, 2012 viking210 A fire that erupted at the Aramark Uniform Services facility in east-central Fresno set off sprinklers Tuesday morning. Fire spokesman Sean Johnson said firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about 20 minutes. About 30 workers evacuated the building.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains garage fire at multi-unit apartment complex (Ventura, CA) July 16, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to reports of smoke from a building and the sound of a fire alarm. The building was evacuated, and firefighters entered and found a small blaze being sprayed by fire sprinklers, authorities said.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Printing business fire contained thanks to sprinkler system (Lake Zurich, IL) July 13, 2012 viking210 The owner of a Lake Zurich company was able to escape his business as it filled with smoke due to a machine fire Thursday afternoon, officials said. The fire started in a laser printing machine inside the business at 75 Oakwood Road at about 3:35 p.m., and was contained to the machine thanks to a sprinkler system, said Lake Zurich Fire Chief David Wheelock.
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Sprinkler system extinguishes prison wood shop fire (Lincoln, NE) July 11, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler system doused a fire at a wood shop on the Nebraska State Penitentiary campus early Saturday, a fire official said. The flames erupted inside the building at Nebraska 2 and Pioneers Boulevard just after 2 a.m., setting a number of furniture items ablaze. Steve Dolezal, acting battalion chief for Lincoln Fire and Rescue, said the fire was a minor event and some crews were back in service soon after making their way to the shop.
