Category Archives: Nursing Home/Senior Living
Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior living/retirement village (Oklahoma City, OK)
** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR REPORTED **
On Monday, April 14 at 4:21 am a resident at the HUD facility, Superbia Retirement Village, had a “smoking material” fire. The fire sprinklers, which were installed in the late 1990’s, successfully activated and saved the occupant(s) lives.
Sprinklers suppress fire at senior living facility (Kitchener, ON)
Sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at assisted living facility (Everett, WA)
Assisted living facility fire contained by sprinkler system (Oak Ridge, TN)
According to Tennessee fire officials, the residents of Park Ridge Assisted Living are grateful for the sprinkler system in their building after a fire began on Friday, January 31. Thanks to the fire sprinkler system, residents were able to safely evacuate the building, and the damage to the building was contained to one room.
“The damage to the building was minimal, and no residents were displaced,” Oak Ridge Fire Department Chief Darryl Kerley said. “Without the sprinkler system, we believe the outcome would be very different.”
Since 2003 the state of Tennessee mandated that fire sprinkler systems be installed in all nursing homes.
“The adoption of sprinkler system legislation has no doubt saved countless lives,” said Assistant Commissioner for Fire Prevention Gary West. “The lifesaving capabilities of these systems can be the difference during a fire.”
Fire sprinkler system puts out nursing home fire (Oklahoma City, OK)
Christmas Eve fire at assisted living center snuffed out by sprinklers (Bloomington, IL)
Sprinklers save lives and property in assisted living facility fire (Rochester, NY)
Sprinkler system controls arson fire at senior apartment building (Lancaster, PA)
City firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which was reported at 10:25 a.m. in the three-story Apartments at Mulberry Corners building. When firefighters arrived, the door to the woman’s third-floor apartment felt hot, said Chief Tim Gregg. The woman, whose identity was not available, was alone in the apartment, Gregg said. Firefighters helped her to exit and she was taken to the hospital, to be checked for injuries. The marshal ruled the fire was “incendiary” in nature, Gregg said. The fire was contained by the sprinkler system in the apartment building, he said. The apartment did not have extensive damage.Gregg praised the sprinkler system, saying it’s the “best fire safety device there is.” One sprinkler head was able to contain the entire fire, he noted. The Apartments at Mulberry Corners is a Housing Development Corporation building that contains 25 apartments for seniors ages 62 and older.
