Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Winter Haven, FL – Fire at senior citizen apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 25, 2019 viking210 A kitchen fire led to major damage at a Winter Haven apartment complex for senior citizens. Before 8 p.m. Monday, Winter Haven firefighters responded to an alarm call at E.C Towers, located at 500 Avenue L NW. They said the fire was out when they arrived, but there was water damage to apartment units below where the initial fire took place. More than 200 residents were evacuated. They said about 50 units were damaged and those residents will be temporarily displaced. Red Cross is assisting. “The fire sprinkler system did exactly what is was designed to do,” said Public Safety Director Charlie Bird. “Although there is some water damage to lower units, there is minimal damage overall.” According to the National Fire Protection Association, fire sprinkler systems can reduce the risk of dying in a fire by 85 percent. There were no reported injuries. It’s unclear when or if residents can return to their homes.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Vanderhoof, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at senior care facility; No injuries reported April 25, 2019 viking210 An early morning fire has forced the displacement of 36 seniors at a care facility in Vanderhoof. Northern Health says the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. this (Monday) morning resulting in the need to move residents out of three sections of Stuart Nechako Manor. Spokesperson Eryn Collins says no residents or staff were harmed during or as a result of the fire. “The Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. The facility sprinkler system was activated during the event and has caused some water damage to three sections of the facility, necessitating the transfer of clients and patients for their own comfort and convenience.” She adds the 36 affected residents are currently being housed in St. John’s Hospital and Aspen House (an unaffected section of Stuart Nechako Manor) where they are being kept safe and comfortable while next steps are being arranged. No word yet on what caused the fire or how severe the damage is.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Albany, OR – Sprinkler system activated for fire at senior living facility April 25, 2019 viking210 The Albany Fire Department responded — twice — to a fire in a unit at the Brookdale Senior Living facility Saturday night. Sandy Roberts of the Fire Department said firefighters were initially called to the facility, at 2445 Geary St. SE, by an automated alarm. However, staff at the facility thought it was a false alarm and called the department and told them to disregard the call, she said. Staff eventually realized there was a fire and called the department again. The fire crews were called out for a structure fire at 10:36 p.m. Roberts said the building was equipped with sprinklers, which activated and extinguished the fire. “It’s an excellent case showing why sprinkler systems are incredibly useful,” she said. Roberts said the fire appears to have been started by a nightlight that fell onto a resident’s bed. The department is treating it as an accidental fire. Albany fire personnel evaluated the resident in the unit that caught fire, but did not transport the resident to a hospital. The resident was not displaced by the fire, she said. Roberts added that no fire personnel were injured by the fire, but a wing of the facility suffered extensive smoke and water damage. She added that in cases of fire alarm activation, the safest option is to let firefighters come and make sure there is no fire. “The best rule of thumb is to let us come when you have a fire alarm,” she said.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Chesapeake, VA – Fire at residential care facility extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 23, 2019 viking210 The Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Norfolk Fire Departments responded to a fire at Indian River Residential Care Sunday. According to Chesapeake Fire, the fire started on the exterior of the residential care facility, which is located in the 1000 block of Justis Street. Crews were called to the scene at 12:03 p.m. Fire extension to the interior was quickly extinguished by the sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Ellicott City, MD – Fire at assisted living facility quickly controlled with help from sprinkler system March 29, 2019 viking210 There was an apartment fire in Ellicott City Monday at an assisted living facility, according to officials. It was quickly controlled with help from sprinklers, authorities said. Fire broke out in a second-floor apartment at Selborne House in the 5300 block of Dorsey Hall Drive, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported on Monday, March 25. A sprinkler controlled the flames, and firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, officials reported; it was out by 6 p.m.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Cherryland, CA – Sprinkler system extinguished fire at assisted living center March 13, 2019 viking210 One resident of Landmark Villa Senior Residential & Assisted Living center in Cherryland suffered smoke inhalation in a fire early Friday morning. The victim was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment. The Alameda County Fire Department responded to the cooking fire at 4:17 a.m. The building’s sprinkler system doused the flames before firefighters arrived. Water damage is reported in the room where the fire started and the room below it. The fire started on the third floor. Cherryland is in unincorporated Hayward.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Baton Rouge, LA – Fire at assisted living center extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries to residents or firefighters March 5, 2019 viking210 Firefighters responded to a fire at Amber Terrace assisted living facility on Summa Avenue last Thursday afternoon. Officials with the St. George Fire Department say firefighters were dispatched at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 1. They arrived to find the building in a haze of smoke. A second alarm was called to help with evacuating the building. The fire started in an air handling unit. An overhead sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire. Damage was contained to the room containing the air handler. No residents or firefighters were injured in the incident, the St. George Fire Department confirms.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Waterloo, IL – Sprinkler system quickly knocks down fire at senior living community February 26, 2019 viking210 The Waterloo Fire Department and Waterloo Police Department responded shortly after 9:20 p.m. Wednesday to a small fire at the Garden Place senior living community, 735 Columbia Avenue. No injuries were reported in the incident, and fire officials praised an in-house sprinkler system for quickly knocking down the blaze. Waterloo Fire Chief Aaron Shive said the fire was contained to one room of an assisted living apartment and was caused by an electric malfunction on a wall heating unit. Other than the heating unit itself, there was no other fire damage, Shive said. There was water damage and small smoke damage as a result of the fire. “The sprinkler system really did its job,” Shive said. “It sprayed so heavy that the fire was knocked down before it could spread anywhere.”
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Davenport, IA – Overnight fire at memory care center put out by sprinkler system February 20, 2019 viking210 A fire was sparked inside a resident’s room at the Country Manor Memory Care in Davenport on West 46th Street. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Fire Chief Paul Hartman said. The fire was contained and put out quickly by the building’s sprinkler system. Everyone in the building is safe. It’s unclear what started the fire.
Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Savannah, GA – Overnight cooking fire at senior apartment building contained with help from sprinkler system February 7, 2019 viking210 Ten residents of the Rose of Sharon apartments in Savannah cannot go home Sunday after a cooking fire triggered the sprinkler system and flooded several units Saturday night. It happened just after 11 p.m. Savannah Fire Rescue responded to the Rose of Sharon senior-living apartments. They say a resident on the fourth floor was cooking when a pot caught fire and activated the sprinkler system. He was transported to hospital for smoke inhalation. The water damage displaced 10 residents. Two residents sought assistance from the Red Cross. Eight found temporary housing on their own. Savannah Fire Rescue recommends that you never leave food unattended while it is cooking. Always set a timer as a reminder and turn the stove and oven off if you have to leave the house.
