Primary / Secondary School, School / University Middle school classroom fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Salisbury, MD) June 6, 2012 viking210 Acting Salisbury Fire Department Chief Rick Hoppes said a fire at Salisbury Middle School set off their sprinkler system and was extinguished by the time fire crews arrived. He said the fire began in a smaller room attached to a science classroom and was contained to the area. Students were evacuated, but were returning to their classrooms by early afternoon.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire in high school wood shop (Broadview Heights, OH) May 18, 2012 viking210 The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School will be closed Friday after a fire erupted in a wood shop class Thursday, according to the high school’s website. Broadview Heights Fire Chief Jeffrey Hajek said that the fire broke out about 4:15 p.m. The sprinkler system was activated and put out the fire. No one was injured.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system douses fire at high school (Hitchcock, TX) May 16, 2012 viking210 A Southeast Texas school has reopened a day after a clothes dryer fire sent smoke into the building and forced cancellation of classes. Authorities say the school’s sprinkler system helped douse the flames. Hitchcock police say students and staff were evacuated, nobody was hurt and damage was limited to the dryer area.
Primary / Secondary School Fire sprinklers control school fire (Des Moines, IA) April 30, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a high school art room was suppressed by the building’s fire sprinkler system. According to Pleasant Hill Fire Department Chief Reylon Meeks, the fire was mostly extinguished before before fire crews arrived. Associate Superintendent Joe Horton said of the fire sprinkler system, “The upside is no kids, nobody in the building, nobody got hurt. It did exactly what you would want the sprinkler system to do.” No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Damage minimized at school thanks to fire sprinkler system (Perris, CA) April 13, 2012 viking210 A small fire that broke out in a school bathroom was controlled by firefighters and the school’s sprinkler systems. No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire contained by fire sprinklers (Laguna Hills, CA) March 27, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a classroom at Laguna Hills High School activated and kept the flames small, Orange County Fire Association spokesperson Captain Marc Stone stated. No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system contains electrical fire at school; no injuries reported (Kent, CT) March 26, 2012 viking210 The Rev. Richardson W. Schell, headmaster of the school, said an automatic alarm sounded at about 10 a.m., and the sprinkler system then kicked in, extinguishing the blaze in Field Dormitory.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Classroom fire contained by sprinkler system at high school (El Paso, TX) March 13, 2012 viking210 A Molotov cocktail or incendiary device was thrown through a window at El Dorado High School early Sunday morning. The School District said the device started a fire which triggered a sprinkler system. The classroom, which is used to teach English courses, should be cleaned up and operational by Wednesday.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire extinguished by sprinkler system, students returned to class within the hour (Bracebridge, ON) March 5, 2012 viking210 Students at Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School were evacuated briefly this morning following a fire in the school’s woodworking shop. The fire was reported at 10 a.m., and was soon extinguished by the school sprinkler system. Students were evacuated as a precaution, but returned to class within the hour. No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire at middle school, 1,300 students and 80 staff evacuate safely (Temple, AZ) March 1, 2012 viking210 A fire at Tempe’s Kyrene Middle School caused the evacuation of about 1,300 students and 80 staff members on Thursday morning. A teacher noticed smoke coming out of a classroom at the school moments before the sprinkler system was activated and the fire was put out. The fire was caused by an electrical motor failure in the skylight system. One student complained about breathing problems, but no other injuries were reported, according to the city of Tempe.
