Government/Military, Prison / Jail Brenham, TX – Sprinklers activate to help contain fire that started in jail laundry; No injuries July 22, 2015 viking210 An overnight fire in the laundry room at the Washington County Jail set off the alarms and the sprinkler system, according to Chief Deputy Jay Petrash . The jail staff discovered the fire around early Tuesday morning. Brenham Fire Department personnel arrived within minutes extinguishing the flames. Fire personnel used high pressured fans to remove heavy smoke from the area, while jail work crews cleaned the charred clothing from the machines and removed water from the room and hallway. Chief Petrash said that none of the 100 housed inmates or jail personnel had to be evacuated, and no one was injured. The fire is believed to have started due to a build- up of lent in one of the dryer’s filter, however, the cause is still being investigated by the Brenham Fire Marshall’s Office. Sheriff’s Office personnel are still assessing the damage and will be awaiting review by insurance as it relates to replacement of equipment and costs.
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Murfreesboro, TN – Jail fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system June 30, 2015 viking210 A nurse suffered smoke inhalation during a medical office fire Saturday afternoon at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, according to a release from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services paramedics took the nurse to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital for treatment, the release stated. Sprinklers quickly extinguished the fire confined to the medical director’s office, but smoke filled the first floor of the medical wing and administrative offices, according to the release. Water from the sprinkler flooded the medical hallway, dispatch and the administrative hallways. Deputies used fire extinguishers to put out hot spots, official said. Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue firefighters estimated 35 gallons of water per minute dropped from the sprinklers, Sheriff Robert Arnold said in the release. Deputies, the sheriff and inmates mopped water from the hallways. The Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department and Rutherford County Fire Rescue responded to clear the area of smoke that filled the hallways, officials said. The water and smoke damage did not spread to the inmate housing areas. Arnold asked Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue to investigate the cause of the fire with help from sheriff’s arson investigator Detective Randy Groce. “It’s unfortunate this incident happened,” Arnold said in the release. “Thank God, no one was seriously hurt.” Arnold thanked Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue, Rutherford Fire Rescue, Sheriff’s Office employees and inmates for their quick response.
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at men’s prison (Maple Ridge, BC, Canada) September 19, 2012 viking210 A fire that started in a storage room of a men’s prison in Maple Ridge was confined to the storage area and did not spread. Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Timo Juurakko said the fire activated the prison’s sprinkler system, which quickly doused the flames.
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.
Government/Military, Prison / Jail Fire in jail laundry room contained by sprinkler system (Durham, NC) January 18, 2012 viking210 “It turns out there was one dryer in the laundry room on fire,” Maj. Paul Martin of the Durham County Sheriff’s Office. “The fire burned out and set off the sprinkler system. We have some water and smoke damage in the jail and several hundred uniforms that have to be washed.” Required no evacuation. No one was injured.
