Residential, Single Family Home Sprinklers Controlled Home Dryer Fire (Santa Cruz, CA) January 24, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers tripped and no one was injured, said acting Battalion Chief Ron Carson. A woman in the house at 106 Alta Ave. reported the blaze about 3 p.m. Excess lint in the dryer ignited it, firefighters said. Carson said sprinklers nearly doused the fire completely by the time firefighters arrived. Firefighters covered furniture and electronics downstairs before they soaked the fire with hoses and controlled it by 3:10 p.m.
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, Single Family Home Sprinkler System Kept House Fire Contained (Livermore, CA) January 2, 2012 viking210 “The sprinklers in the attic kept the fire in check until we could get in there and extinguish it,” Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack Neiman-Kimel said.
Residential, Single Family Home Garage fire controlled by sprinkler system (Oxnard, CA) December 6, 2011 viking210 Oxnard garage fire controlled by sprinkler system, extinguished
