Category Archives: Nursing Home/Senior Living

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Southbury, CT – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at retirement community

A resident of The Watermark at East Hill was treated at a hospital for minor smoke inhalation and released Tuesday following the 11:50 a.m. fire, C. Jill Hofer, Watermark’s director of communications said Tuesday.  Hofer said the fire was “contained’ and may have been caused by microwaved popcorn.  The alarm and sprinkler system activated and the fire was extinguished, Hofer said.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Pacific, WA – Cooking fire at senior apartments extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters from the Valley Regional Fire Authority quickly responded and contained an unattended cooking fire at the Rainier Vista Apartments, 134 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific, early Saturday afternoon.

There were no reported injuries.

Responding to an automatic fire alarm at 1:45 p.m., the initial unit found smoke showing with a possible fire from the third floor. Firefighters soon discovered the source, an unattended cooking fire, which the automatic sprinkler system extinguished within several minutes.

The fire was contained to the original unit. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire. About a half dozen rooms and residents were affected by ongoing water mitigation efforts.

Adult Care/Rehab Center, Nursing Home/Senior Living

Antioch, CA – Fire at senior memory care facility controlled by single sprinkler

Nearly 40 people were displaced after electrical smoke activated a fire sprinkler Tuesday afternoon at a senior living center.  A fire was reported around 2:57 p.m. at Hillcrest Memory Care Living at 825 East 18th Street, said Contra Costa County Fire Inspector Steve Aubert. No injuries have been reported.

An individual was working in a maintenance room when smoke from an electronic device activated the fire sprinklers in the building. The incident was under control around 3:30 p.m. The senior living center cares for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, said Contra Costa County Fire Marshal Robert Marshall. The small electrical fire was controlled by a single sprinkler head.

“If there was a bigger fire in there, we would have had a much bigger problem and possibly fatalities,” Marshall said.  Aubert said the water damage impacted 39 tenants.  They were “relocated to a different center because it’s going to take some time to clean up the area,” he said.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Richland, WA – Kitchen fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system

A stove fire broke out at a retirement and assisted living home in Richland on Wednesday but no residents were hurt.  Richland fire crews were alerted around noon to a fire at Riverton by Bonaventure on Bellerive Drive. A sprinkler system extinguished the small kitchen fire before crews arrived, said Battalion Chief Ron Duncan.

“Somebody left something on the stove and walked away from it,” he said.  Richland fire crews then received calls about an hour later because someone smelled smoke. It turned out to be smoke lingering from the previous fire, Duncan said.

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Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential High Rise

Bradenton, FL – Fire at senior and assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system

A kitchen fire has damaged apartments in a Manatee County assisted living facility.  According to the facility management, a guest of a resident at the Westminister Towers & Shores left a basket on a stovetop. The contents inside the basket soon caught fire. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished by the automatic fire sprinkler system and Bradenton Fire Department.  No one was injured during the fire.  Westminster Towers & Shores will be relocating the three residents whose apartments need to be restored.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

North East, MD – Kitchen fire at senior apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system; State troopers rescue elderly residents

Six Maryland state troopers helped rescue several people from a fire at a senior apartment complex.  State police said troopers were called around 11 p.m. Thursday to help North East police and fire crews at a fire at the Victoria Park Apartments in the 500 block of South Main Street.

State police said the troopers entered the burning building without protective gear or breathing apparatus. The troopers carried five residents to safety before returning to the building to search for others.

There were no deaths and only minor injuries were reported.  According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire started in a kitchen and was extinguished by the sprinkler system.  The fire caused about $10,000 in damage to the structure and the contents.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Brattleboro, VT – Sprinkler system contains fire at nursing home to laundry area; No injuries reported

About 54 people were evacuated Wednesday from a nursing home in Brattleboro after a fire started in a commercial clothes dryer.  The Brattleboro Fire Department was called at 3:55 p.m. to the Thompson House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 80 Maple St.

Authorities said the two-alarm fire started in a dryer, which set off the sprinkler system in the building. The water from the sprinkler system kept the fire contained to the laundry room.  Residents were taken next door to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital while the smoke cleared the building.

No injuries were reported.  The Brattleboro Fire Department was assisted by firefighters from Keene, Guilford, Putney, Hinsdale and Chesterfield.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Scottsbluff, NE – Overnight fire in attic of senior care home extinguished by sprinkler system

Scottsbluff Fire Capt. Dan Hubbs said firefighters responded to an alarm the Golden Living Center at about 1:30 a.m. Occupants reported smelling smoke and staff evacuated the wing. A fire was found in the attic space above the chapel area at the fire. The sprinkler system had activated and the fire was extinguished quickly. The cause of the fire has been determined to be electrical in nature.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Randolph, NJ – Laundry fire at assisted living home extinguished by sprinkler system

A small dryer fire at an assisted living home forced residents out of the building for about an hour Thursday evening, according to officials.

At about 7 p.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to Bright View Randolph, an independent and assisted living home located between Quaker Church Road and Route 10, for a report of a fire, Fire Official Richard Briant said.

The fire originated in a basement dryer located in one of the senior living facility’s buildings and was extinguished by a sprinkler before officials arrived on scene, Briant said.

The fire was contained to the dryer itself, with no additional smoke or fire damage caused to the surrounding area, Briant said.

Residents and employees evacuated the building as a precaution, but were able to re-enter by 8 p.m. No injuries were reported and a specific cause of the fire was not determined.

An employee at Bright View said everything was operating normally Friday morning.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Lompoc, CA – Sprinkler systems keeps fire at nursing home from spreading

The spontaneous combustion of rags used to clean kitchen grease is what caused a fire at a Lompoc nursing home Sunday night, according to the Lompoc Fire Department.  Firefighters responded at about 7:42 p.m. to the location on the 1400 block of West North Avenue and assisted staff and police with the evacuation of the 60 patients, fire officials say.  

The fire was reportedly contained to the laundry room and a fire sprinkler system is being credited for keeping the flames from spreading.   Patients and staff were allowed back inside while crews worked to put out the flames and remove smoke and water from the building.

Damage is estimated at $2,000. No one was injured.  The executive director of the facility says operations have returned to normal. 

Crews from Santa Barbara County and Vandenberg fire departments also assisted.