DeKalb, IL – Sprinkler system activates to help contain recycling center fire
Kiln, MS – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at middle school; Classes canceled two days
Baton Rouge, LA – Fire in mechanical closet of Towne Place Suites hotel put out by sprinkler system
Santa Barbara, CA – Sprinkler system keeps restaurant fire from spreading
Greenville, NC – Afternoon fire at boat manufacturer extinguished by sprinkler system
West Des Moines, IA – Officials credit sprinkler system with controlling moving company warehouse fire
Auburn, WA – Hallway fire at casino doused by sprinkler system
Between Jan. 9 and 15, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 291 requests for service, among them the following: Hallway fire: 5:05 p.m., (south Auburn). Having responded to a report of smoke curling out of a room at the Muckleshoot Casino, crews found in a hallway a small fire that had already been drowned by the automatic sprinkler system. Subsequent investigation determined that the fire had been an accident.