(*** BLOG EDITOR’S NOTE – Only the substantial heat from potentially deadly and damaging fire will operate a fire sprinkler, not smoke. This fire was likely kept small due to the sprinkler system, which helped limit the damage to this structure)

arson Florida

Fire / Police Station, Government/Military

Fire department kitchen fire shows sprinklers value (Columbia, SC)

June 18, 2013 viking210

Fire sprinklers activated and doused a fire that began in the kitchen of a fire department on June 17. The fire crew had left a chili pot on the hot stove while fighting a fire elsewhere. No injuries were reported.

Evening (6pm-9pm)South Carolina

Government Office, Government/Military

Fire sprinklers douse government building fire (Washington, DC)

May 4, 2013 viking210

A fire that was reported in the early morning hours of Friday, May 3, at the Labor Department Building was eliminated before fire crews arrived thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no injuries were reported from the fire.

Early AM (5am-7am)Washington DC

Government Office, Government/Military

Sprinklers do their job after lighting causes fire at Old Town Hall (Exeter, NH)

April 13, 2013 viking210

A lightning strike from a quick-moving storm early Tuesday morning caused the fire at the old Town Hall, according to firefighters. The fire was reported in a second-floor storage room around 8:30 a.m., and it was brought under control quickly by the building’s sprinkler system.

“This building is like holy ground,” Dean said. “We’ve put so much work into it. When something happens, everybody swarms to the scene.”

Comeau said the building has a history of fires and its sprinkler system has done its job each time.

“There have been three fires and all were controlled by the sprinkler system,” he said. “We’re very fortunate.”

Early AM (5am-7am)New Hampshire

Government Office, Government/Military

Fire at the San Francisco City Hall extinguished by sprinkler system (San Francisco, CA)

November 14, 2012 viking210

A small electrical fire prompted the evacuation of San Francisco City Hall. The fire, in an electrical vault in the basement, activated the building’s sprinkler system. Any fire was handled by the sprinklers, according to the Fire Department.

California Night (9pm-5am)

Government/Military, Other-Government/Military

Sprinkler system contains fire at Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa, ON)

November 9, 2012 viking210

There are no injuries and no burned money after a fire at the Royal Canadian Mint’s facility in Winnipeg. Spokesperson Christine Aquino says employees were evacuated safely and production resumed within a few hours. The Winnipeg fire department says the fire was caused by overheated electrical equipment, and was contained by the building’s sprinkler system.

Canada Ontario

Fire / Police Station, Government/Military

Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at fire station (Longview, TX)

November 1, 2012 viking210

According to Longview Fire Marshal Johnny Zackary, a heater in the engine bay where fire trucks are parked caught fire around structural members of the ceiling. The structure’s sprinkler system immediately extinguished the fire, set off the alarm and alerted firefighters who were in Station No. 6’s living area.

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers