Apartment Building, Residential Everett, WA – Sprinkler systems limits spread of early morning apartment fire; No injuries March 5, 2017 viking210 A sprinkler took care of a small fire in a fourth floor apartment at the Camelot Apartments in south Everett this morning. Crews from Everett Fire with assistance from Mukilteo and District 1 were called to an alarm at about 3:30 AM. A sprinkler in an apartment on the 4th floor activated and stopped the fire but left significant water damage to multiple apartments within the building. The Red Cross is being contacted to provide assistance to several families. No word at this time on the cause of the fire. There were no injuries. Crews are on the scene mopping up.
Apartment Building, Residential Arlington, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire; No injuries reported March 2, 2017 viking210 Residents of the Centennial Court apartments complex were evacuated when a small cooking fire occurred at about 1 p.m. Tuesday at 717 W. Mitchell Circle on the second floor. The sprinkler system extinguished the kitchen fire prior to Arlington Fire Department’s arrival, Fire Lt. David Tyler said. Tyler said there was one person in the apartment at the time, and she escaped without injury. The apartments experienced minimal fire damage, but also sustained water damage from the sprinkler system that extends to the first floor, Tyler said. Residents were let back into their apartments at about 1:40 p.m. after the firefighters finished their inspection. Cost of repair for damages is currently unknown. Centennial Court apartments staff didn’t get back to The Shorthorn before publish time.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fargo, ND – Kitchen fire at senior living center extinguished by sprinkler system February 27, 2017 viking210 A kitchen fire in a senior living center unit caused an estimated $18,000 of damage Saturday, Feb. 25. Fire crews responded just after 5 p.m. to a possible fire at the Touchmark by Harwood Groves complex, 1200 Harwood Drive S. They found smoke in the hallways, but an in-unit sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire. No one was in the unit at the time of the fire, and most tenants in the three story building had already evacuated before firefighters got there, according to the Fargo Fire Department. A small dog was in the unit and uninjured. A Saturday news release said the fire was accidental and started from combustible materials that were left on the stove. There was minor fire damage.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Barrie, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in controlling nursing home fire February 27, 2017 viking210 Barrie Fire says Barrie Police and the Ontario Fire Marshal are investigating a fire at Woods Park Care Centre. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the retirement and long-term care facility on Lillian Cres. around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. The fire started in a resident’s room on the third floor. “The resident got out of the room. The sprinkler activated. The affected area was evacuated to a safe zone,” said Barrie Fire’s Samantha Hoffmann. Hoffmann reports that 35 out of the 180 residents were removed from the third floor to a smoke free zone. Firefighters vented the building and Hoffmann says there’s smoke and water damage. About 20 residents were unable to return to their rooms and were being housed in another part of the building. “Because it is a care facility with vulnerable people it’s automatically going to get more response,” Hoffmann said. The building was inspected in October and they did their fire drill in November and they passed, she added. Sprinklers and staff training were instrumental in the success of the call, according to Barrie Fire. The cause of the blaze and damage estimate are not yet known.
Apartment Building, Residential Portland, OR – 6th floor apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system February 27, 2017 viking210 A man was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation Wednesday after a fire broke out in a Northwest Portland apartment. The man, who wasn’t publicly identified, was the only person injured in the blaze that closed Northwest Everett Street between 20th and 21st avenues, said Lt. Rich Chatman, a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman. Chatman said a couch in a sixth-floor unit caught fire and that the building’s sprinkler system extinguished the flames. The building was evacuated as a precaution, Chatman said. Firefighters efforts were hampered briefly by one resident who did not want to leave the building, Chatman said. The man had a weapon but the confrontation ended peacefully, he said. Firefighters responded to the fire around 3:50 p.m. Some began leaving the area within an hour.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Myrtle Beach, SC – Townhouse fire put out by residential sprinkler system; Neighboring homes spared February 26, 2017 viking210 Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue credits a home’s sprinkler system for saving the house and the family. Lt. Jonathan Evans says a cooking fire was put out at a home in Market Common before firefighters could even arrive. “First off, the sprinkler system is already in your home, so it goes off, it’s going to be a lot easier for it to put out the fire than us. Sometimes it takes us a little bit longer to get to you, get the hoses off and all that stuff. Plus, the amount of water it puts out – it puts out about 20 gallons per minute compared to the 250 or 300 gallons per minute that we put out, so on top of the fire damage you already have, by the time we get there, that water damage is going to be that much more because we want to make sure that fire is out,” Evans said. Evans says if you can’t afford to have a sprinkler system installed in your home, having a fire extinguisher or installing the Stovetop Firestop can help prevent extensive damage from small fires.
Other - Residential, Residential Charleston, SC – Early morning fire at short-term rental property contained by sprinkler system February 22, 2017 viking210 Firefighters with the City of Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire in downtown Charleston this morning just after 3:30 a.m., according to Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh. The alarm company reported an automatic fire alarm at a residential short-term rental property on Spring Street. Emergency responders from the Charleston Fire Department were dispatched to the alarm and arrived in less than three minutes, according to Julazadeh. Additional information was provided by a 911 caller advising that a fire had occurred in the kitchen and the incident was upgraded to a structure fire, sending additional resources from Charleston, North Charleston, and Saint Andrews Fire Departments, Charleston County EMS, and the Charleston Police Department, he said. Emergency responders arrived to a four story building, that included retail sales on the first floor and a three story rental unit above, as the tenants were self-evacuating. Responders searched the property, verified the fire was contained by the fire sprinkler system, controlled the water flow from the sprinkler, and ventilated the building. Investigators from the Fire Marshal Division Fire Investigation Team responded to the scene to review the incident. The home was occupied at the time of the emergency and the residents woke to the sound of the activated fire alarm, he said. Occupants discovered the fire in the kitchen area and noted an activated fire sprinkler, called 911, and utilized a fire extinguisher to further suppress the fire. The occupants then proceeded out of the building as the fire department arrived on scene. Investigators determined the fire originated within the kitchen trashcan and was likely caused by discarded cooking items. “A number of critical fire safety elements were instrumental in providing for the safety of the occupants and minimizing the damage to the building,” said Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh. “First, fire inspections were previously completed as part of the approval process of the rental in order to verify code compliance and maintenance of the fire protection systems. Second, the fire alarm system detected the incident, alerted the occupants, and provided automatic notification to 911. Third, the fire sprinkler system contained the fire and prevented a significant loss to the property or the adjoining properties that are in close proximity. All of these components created a life safety system that prevented injury and minimized the potential loss.”
Apartment Building, Residential San Antonio, TX – Sprinkler system limits spread of apartment fire; No injuries and fire damage minimized February 21, 2017 viking210 The fire happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in the 9600 block of Bandera Road. According to police, the people inside the apartment left food on the stove unattended. The sprinkler inside the apartment put out most of the fire before the fire department arrived. No one was injured in the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Wisconsin Dells, WI – Apartment fire knocked down by sprinkler system; Fire started outside unit February 20, 2017 viking210 A sprinkler system kept a small fire from being much worse last Sunday in Wisconsin Dells. Kilbourn volunteer firefighters responded to reports of an outdoor blaze at the three-building Stepping Stones complex on Vine Street near downtown. Thanks in large part to the main apartment building’s built-in, outdoor sprinkler, plus quick action with a fire extinguisher by a Wisconsin Dells police responder, the fire was mostly out by the time the firefighters arrived. “By the time we got there the sprinkler system had knocked it down pretty well,” said Kilbourn Assistant Fire Chief Pat Gavinski. The building occupants were not at home at the time, Gavinski said, and the cause of the outdoor fire is still undetermined but it did start outside. The built-in sprinkler’s role in controlling and ultimately extinguishing the blaze was certain in the mind of Gavinski and Dells Fire Inspector Jerry Wolfram
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Flint Twp, MI – Fire at Baker College residence hall put out by sprinkler system; No injuries February 19, 2017 viking210 All 46 residents have been cleared to move back into their rooms at Baker Hall East, except for three who live in the fire-damaged room. According to Baker College, they were the only students with property damage after the Wednesday evening incident and they’ve since been relocated. The Flint Township fire department says it was a small cooking fire in their suite that was put out quickly when the sprinkler system activated, which caused water damage. Baker College plans to cover the cost of their lost items. (02/15/17) – A small cooking fire forces a Baker College dorm to be completely evacuated Wednesday night. The Flint Township fire department says the fire activated the sprinkler system at Baker Hall knocking out the flames pretty quickly. The unit was on the second floor, causing water damage on the first and second floor. Crews had to evacuate everyone in the three story building for the night. Power was also cut to the first two floors. No one was hurt.
