Sprinkler Saves

Sprinkler Saves

Skip to content

Home
See Saves in Your Area

Search for:

Category Archives: Residential

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers douse Falmouth apartment fire (Falmouth, MA)

January 24, 2012 viking210

Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the building’s sprinkler system was activated by the kitchen fire.

Massachusetts Night (9pm-5am)

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler System Kept Apartment Kitchen Fire Under Control (Villa Park, IL)

January 23, 2012 viking210

“The sprinkler system did what it was supposed to do,” said Steve Stapleton, deputy fire chief. “It activated and confined the fire, saving people’s lives.”

Evening (6pm-9pm)Illinois

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Townhouse Fire Stopped By Sprinklers (Leesburg, VA)

January 18, 2012 viking210

Townhouse Fire Stopped By Sprinklers – Leesburg Today : News: A residential sprinkler been credited with saving property in a
Lansdowne townhouse last week and highlighting the importance of
the systems.

Night (9pm-5am)Virginia

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system contained dead Christmas tree fire (Vancouver, BC)

January 16, 2012 viking210

Vancouver fire starts from dead Christmas tree left near barbecue. Fire broke out on a second story balcony. The fire spread to the balcony above, and the sprinklers went off. There were no injuries at the fire.

British Columbia Canada Evening (6pm-9pm)

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler System Helped to Extinguish Retirement Community Fire (St. Charles, MO)

January 16, 2012 viking210

According to authorities, the fire started in an individual kitchen unit. A female resident, 80, was cooking breakfast and caught something on fire. The fire caused the sprinkler system to activate.

Missouri Morning (7am-12pm)

Residential, Single Family Home

Two Unrelated Structure Fires Stopped by Sprinklers (Avondale, AZ)

January 13, 2012 viking210

In both cases, the sprinklers did their job and stopped the fire from spreading, said Ron Deadman, a deputy chief and spokesman for Avondale Fire-Rescue.

Residential, Sorority / Fraternity

Sprinkler System Saves Sorority House (Tucson, AZ)

January 13, 2012 viking210

Tucson Fire responded to a fire at the Alpha Phi sorority, but the house’s sprinkler system had extinguished the flame before firefighters arrived.

Afternoon (12pm-6pm)Arizona

Apartment Building, Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility, Residential, Retail, Shopping Mall

Sprinkler Systems Save 3 Pearland Homes in January (Pearland, TX)

January 12, 2012 viking210

The Pearland Fire Department has experienced a busy start to the New Year, officials said. Firefighters have responded to three structure fires since Jan. 1 that have been saved by fire sprinkler systems.

Early AM (5am-7am)Texas

Apartment Building, Residential

Two Fires Quickly Controlled (Yuma, AZ)

January 11, 2012 viking210

Two fires were quickly extinguished in Yuma Tuesday morning, thanks to quick actions and an automatic fire sprinkler system.

Arizona Morning (7am-12pm)

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment Complex Fire Put Out By Building’s Sprinkler System (Eugene, OR)

January 10, 2012 viking210

“Automatic sprinkler systems are required on buildings over three stories, so it is what controlled this fire. It made our work minimal. Now we just have to clean up the water,” said Eugene Fire Department District Chief Mark Grover.

Posts navigation

← Previous 1 … 227 228 229 … 231 Next →

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers

See Saves in Your Area

Most Popular Tags

Proudly powered by WordPress

Friend's email

Message