Category Archives: School / University
NOTE – Residence Hall, Dormitory, and Fraternity-Sorority is included under Residential Category
Champaign, IL – Sprinklers control fire in campus high-rise apartment building
Tewksbury, MA – Sprinklers control overnight fire at pre-school building
Tempe, AZ – Sprinklers extinguish arson fire in high school bathroom
Beaumont, TX – Fire at elementary school put out by single sprinkler
Des Moines, IA – Single sprinkler extinguishes overnight fire at East High School
Colleyville, TX – Fire at elementary school extinguished by sprinkler system
Oswego, IL – Sprinkler system controls fire caused by high school science experiment
State College, PA – Late night fire at off-campus student apartments halted by sprinkler system
North East, MD – High school has second sprinkler save in six weeks; Dryer fire extinguished
(BLOG NOTE: Media report incorrectly stated that smoke caused the sprinkler to activate. Sprinklers are heat activated. Only the intense heat from a potentially damaging and deadly fire can cause this type of sprinkler system to operate)