Apartment Building, Residential Greenwood Village, CO – Sprinkler system helps control arson fire at apartment building February 20, 2018 viking210 A man was arrested and taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after police said he was linked to multiple fires in their jurisdiction. Joe Bradley, Patrol Commander for Greenwood Village Police, said officers and firefighters responded to a fire in an apartment at Timber Creek. When firefighters and police arrived on scene, they located an active fire. South Metro Fire spokesman Eric Hurst told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas the sprinkler system in the unit had engaged the fire. As firefighters cleared the building, police were warned of an unaccounted for person in the apartment. Shortly after, a different 911 call reported a separate fire along Yosemite. When police arrived to investigate the fire at Stoney Brook Apartments, they located an adult male allegedly attempting to set a bush on fire. Police said they attempted to contact the adult male who fled on foot. Police would later tackle the suspect and arrest him. Police then identified the suspect as the same person who was listed as missing in the apartment fire. Police said there was no threat to the community following the arrest.
Apartment Building, Residential Seattle, WA – Fire in common kitchen area at apartment building is contained by sprinkler system February 20, 2018 viking210 10:30 AM: Seattle Fire is sending a “full response” to 5949 California SW. This is an apartment building that’s had multiple fire alarms in recent days, including one earlier this morning. More to come. 10:35 AM: SFD says it’s reported as a kitchen fire, and that the building’s sprinkler system “contained” it. 10:44 AM: Our crew on scene confirms that no smoke is visible, no reports of any injuries; fire alarms inside the building can still be heard from outside. We’ll be asking about the previous alarms; the most recent one was at 7 am today, and there were three yesterday afternoon. Right now, please avoid California SW in the area – it’s blocked by the emergency responders. 10:52 AM: SFD confirms it’s a kitchen fire and it’s out. They’re not commenting on the other recent calls there. They expect California SW to reopen within about 45 minutes.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Ontelaunee, PA – Sprinkler system keeps fire in Ashley Furniture warehouse from spreading February 20, 2018 viking210 A two-alarm fire occurred last Thursday night at a warehouse for Ashley Furniture in Ontelaunee Township . Crews were dispatched about 7:20 p.m. to the first block of Ashley Way for the report of an automatic fire alarm. Leesport Fire Chief Kenneth Quell said employees were evacuating the large building when firefighters arrived and were directed to an area where they were told that the sprinkler system had been activated. Quell said firefighters encountered smoke in the building and discovered a small fire contained within a three-level rack system that holds finished furniture in the warehouse. Quell said firefighters knocked down the fire within minutes and had it under control within 30 minutes. “The fire itself didn’t envelop a very big area,” Quell said. “The sprinklers contained it and kept it from spreading.” About 50 firefighters responded, Quell said. There were no reports of injuries to employees or firefighters. Ashley employees re-entered the building to help remove excess water on the floor from the sprinkler system, Quell said. A state police fire marshal was called to help in the investigation, Quell said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was called out after the investigation was started, he said. Quell said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Lake Country, BC, Canada – Overnight fire at high school contained by sprinkler system February 19, 2018 viking210 Fire broke out at a Lake Country high school overnight. Lake Country Fire Chief Steve Windsor says firefighters were called to George Elliot Secondary just after 10 p.m. Friday. A fire caused considerable water and smoke damage to a classroom. The fire started in a waste paper basket and was contained by the school’s sprinkler system. The school district had a restoration company en route as of late Friday, to mitigate the damage.
Apartment Building, Residential Roanoke, VA – Downtown apartment fire kept from spreading with help from sprinkler system February 19, 2018 viking210 An apartment fire has been contained, according to the Roanoke Fire Department Thursday. The call came in around 3:45 p.m. to the West Station Apartments in Downtown Roanoke. Units were on scene for about an hour and crews say that the smoke damage mostly remained in one apartment where it started. Water damage from the sprinkler system affected the apartment adjacent, the rooms below, as well as the community room. Crews are still determining what the cause of the fire was, but believe it to be accidental.
Hotel / Motel Atlantic City, NJ – Fire on 44th floor of Tropicana Casino and Resort contained by sprinkler system February 19, 2018 viking210 Four floors of the Tropicana Atlantic City’s West Tower were temporarily evacuated last Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in a hotel room. Fire Chief Scott Evans said the fire broke out just before 10 a.m., in a room on the 44th floor. Evans said a Tropicana employee used a fire extinguisher to put out the room fire before firefighters arrived. The hotel room bed and bathroom were both on fire. The hotel’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading, said Evans. The fire was put out by 10:34 a.m. Smoke quickly filled the hotel room hallways and adjacent rooms. Crews then worked to remove smoke from the building, which proved difficult because the hotel windows do not open. Fans were used throughout the emergency staircase to push smoke out to the roof. Guests from the 43rd, 44th, 45th and 46th floors were evacuated for safety reasons. Evans said guests of 27 rooms on the 44th floor are being relocated to other hotel rooms. The three other floors were allowed to return to their hotel rooms. Evans said one hotel employee was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus for treatment of smoke inhalation. The employee’s condition was not released. A spokeswoman for Tropicana said the fire was immediately put out. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Other Business San Carlos, CA – Fire at commercial building held in check by single automatic fire sprinkler February 18, 2018 viking210 A two-alarm fire broke out in San Carlos early Wednesday morning, damaging a commercial building before crews got it under control, reports indicate. Crews were called around 2:18 a.m. to the 1100 bock of Industrial Road, according to the Pulsepoint smartphone application. San Mateo County Fire Department personnel were assisted by the Redwood City Fire Department, who indicated on Twitter that the fire was “held in check” by just one sprinkler. The agency said the first alarm companies put the blaze out. Additional details on the fire were not immediately available.
Apartment Building, Residential Enterprise, AL – Kitchen fire at apartment complex suppressed by sprinkler system February 18, 2018 viking210 The Enterprise Fire Department went out on fire calls last Monday night and Tuesday morning, with none of the calls resulting in injuries. A fire Tuesday morning in Enterprise forced the temporary relocation of several occupants of an apartment complex. According to Enterprise Fire Chief Byron Herring, a stove fire started in an upstairs apartment at a complex in the 300 block of Heron Cove Drive. The unit’s sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Water ran down into a lower-level apartment, causing an adult and four children in that apartment to be temporarily relocated while the electrical system was checked for safety, Herring said.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Lee’s Summit, MO – Fire at assisted living center contained with help from sprinkler system February 17, 2018 viking210 On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 3:44 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3320 NE Wilshire Drive at Cross Creek at Lee’s Summit. Staff reported fire coming from a vent in the ceiling and attempted to extinguish it with a fire extinguisher. When the fire department arrived, nothing was visible from the outside of a large single-story, assisted living and memory care facility. The eleven residents were accounted for and being evacuated by staff members. Staff also reported the fire may be out, but there was a lot of smoke and water was flowing from the sprinkler system near the fire. Fire crews entered the building and found moderate smoke conditions in the dining room. Fire doors closed when the fire alarm activated, preventing the spread of smoke throughout the facility. Investigation confirmed the fire was out. The fire involved heating equipment on duct work located above the ceiling. Water from the sprinkler system extinguished the fire. Crews shut down the sprinkler system and assisted with smoke and water removal. The incident was under control by 4:03 p.m. The fire was contained to the heating unit with minor smoke damage to the dining area, kitchen, and office area. The cause of the fire was determined to be a failure of the heating unit. The evacuated residents were transported by bus to nearby Wilshire at Lakewood while staff found overnight accommodations at one of their other locations. There were no reported injuries.
Apartment Building, Residential, School / University Evanston, IL – Sprinkler system controls off-campus residential fire near Northwestern University February 17, 2018 viking210 Evanston Fire Department extinguished a fire that broke out in a residence on the 700 block of Emerson Street on Monday. EFD responded to reports of a fire at the house around 9:08 p.m. Firefighters arrived on the scene and found an activated sprinkler head, which had controlled the flames until EFD arrived on the scene to finish putting it out, according to a Tuesday news release. Firefighters heard audible alarms and saw five residents evacuating the two-and-a-half story residence when they arrived on the premises, according to the release. Nine Northwestern students live in the building. City ordinance mandates that a single-family building converted to a multi-family residence have an audible alarm and sprinkler protection system. “The fire alarm and sprinkler system worked exactly as designed, saving both lives and property,” Fire Chief Brian Scott said in the release.
