Berberet pointed out that according to statistics from the National Fire Protection Association, half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half, while an automatic fire sprinkler system cuts the risk of dying by about 80 percent, according to the association.
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Lakewood, NJ – Dryer fire in apartment building extinguished by sprinkler system
Peachtree Corners, GA – Apartment bedroom fire snuffed out by sprinkler system
Derby, CT – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in containing apartment building fire; No injuries
Lincoln, NE – Kitchen fire in downtown loft apartments controlled with help from sprinklers; No injuries
Mueller said the Red Cross and the Chaplain were called out to help those who were displaced.
There was no damage to the Twin Peaks restaurant below.
Mueller said they had a few animals they protected and put in a safe room in the apartments.
Yakima, WA – Sprinklers limit fire damage at YWCA; residents and staff safely evacuated
Victoria, BC, Canada – Apartment cooking fire doused by sprinkler system
Avon, CO – Apartment fire doused by sprinkler system; No injuries
Lancaster, OH – Sprinkler system helps contain overnight fire at senior apartment complex; No injuries
“We had a lot of elderly patients on the second and third floors,” he said. Residents in the complex were already trying to get out as smoke started to fill the second floor hallway. Because the elevator went out, it wasn’t easy for many wheelchair dependent tenants.
“On our way in we did encounter a female in the stairwell dragging her wheelchair down,” he said.
Brighton, MI – Single sprinkler controls apartment fire; Smoke alarms had been removed
** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **
On February 15, 2015, the Brighton Area Fire Department was dispatched to a reported audible fire alarm in an apartment building with water leaking through to an apartment below.
When fire personnel arrived there were no signs of fire, only an external water flow alarm activating. There was a light haze of smoke in the common corridor. Fire personnel stretched a hand line to the second floor of the apartment building and forced open one apartment on the second floor finding a single residential sprinkler activated and a thick white haze of smoke/steam in the apartment. There was no active fire. Fire crews conducted a quick search of the single bedroom apartment and found a male victim unconscious in a bed.
The victim was removed from the apartment and turned over to EMS for care. The 30 y/o male was transported to the ER and treated for smoke inhalation and fully recovered from the event.
Further investigation found that a fire had occurred between an upholstered chair and a table in the living room that was caused by careless discard of smoking materials. The fire was completely extinguished by a single sprinkler system. Further examination of the apartment found that both smoke alarms located inside the bedroom and just outside the bedroom had been disabled and removed for the ceiling preventing an early warning to the lone resident.
The NFPA 13R sprinkler system in this building fulfilled its intended purpose in this building by suppressing the fire and maintained a tenable and livable condition even though the smoke alarms had been removed.