Category Archives: Residential
Westboro, MA – Fire in trash chute of high rise apartment building controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries
Lawrence, NJ – Laundry fire at condominium complex doused by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Grand Forks, ND – No injuries in New Year’s Eve apartment fire suppressed by sprinkler system
Encinitas, CA – Sprinkler system contains early morning apartment fire to room of origin; No injuries reported
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.