Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Pacifica, CA – Sprinkler helps contain hotel fire; No injuries and hotel remains operational December 10, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out in the Pacifica Motor Inn, 200 Rockaway Beach, at about 9 a.m. last Tuesday, Dec. 2. Smoke and flames damaged a few rooms, but there were no injuries. The first fire company that arrived reported smoke showing on the third floor. Fire companies worked their way up to the fire floor and made entry into a third floor room of the three-story hotel and found the fire, which was partially extinguished by the activation of a sprinkler head. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. Additionally, the hotel was able to remain in operation and guests were relocated to other rooms that were not affected by the fire.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Vernon, BC, Canada – Suspicious overnight fire at restaurant extinguished by sprinkler system December 10, 2014 viking210 Police and the Vernon Fire Department are looking into the cause of a suspicious fire at the New Delhi Restaurant in Vernon. Deputy fire chief Lawrie Skolrood says the fire started inside the building sometime before 3:15 a.m. when the building’s sprinkler system went off and triggered an alarm. Firefighters forced their way into the building by busting open the front doors, but by the time they got there, the fire was already out. “The sprinklers did actually put out the fire. It’s lucky they were up and working for sure,” Skolrood says.
Other - Retail, Retail Falmouth, MA – Overnight arson fire at Dollar Tree store contained by sprinkler system December 10, 2014 viking210 Fire officials say … A second fire was reported at 1:20 a.m. at the Dollar Tree store on Davis Street, fire officials said. The Dollar Tree fire was contained by sprinklers. The State Fire Marshal’s office said the Dollar Tree fire was arson. No injuries were reported in the fire.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Media, PA – Sprinkler extinguishes fire at senior assisted living center December 9, 2014 viking210 Residents of one building at Granite Farms Estates were evacuated Sunday night after a wall heater caught fire. Firefighters were dispatched at 10 p.m. for a fire on the third floor of A Building, according to Fire Marshal Alan Mancill. The responding firefighters found smoke on the third floor and the residents of were evacuated. The sprinkler system in the building extinguished the fire. The fire was placed under control in about five minutes. There were no reported injuries.
Apartment Building, Residential Minneapolis, MN – Sprinkler system activates to help contain high-rise apartment fire December 9, 2014 viking210 A fire in a high-rise apartment building on the 300 block of Lowry Avenue North was reported just before 4 p.m. Monday. The sprinkler system activated to help control the fire. Minneapolis Public Housing was called to the scene to help residents who will be displaced as a result of this fire and water from the sprinkler system.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Visalia, CA – Sprinklers control fire at mall restaurant helping to minimize damage December 9, 2014 viking210 Firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to the Sequoia Mall on south Mooney Boulevard after maintenance workers called 911 to report a fire at the PHO KC Noodle and Rice Vietnamese restaurant. A sprinkler installed inside the mall managed to extinguish most of the fire and firefighters checked for flames in nearby areas of the mall. Tulare County Environmental Health was called to evaluate total damage to the restaurant. Fire officials estimated the damage at $7,000 to the structure and about $1,000 to the contents of the restaurant. They estimated that $6.2 million was saved by fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire was determined to be a small fan in the kitchen that was left on and malfunctioned overnight.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kelowna, BC, Canada – Deliberately set fire in nursing home extinguished by sprinkler system December 8, 2014 viking210 The Kelowna Fire Department received an alarm at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning from White Heather Manor at 3728 Casorso Road. When crews arrived, they were met by the charge nurse who told them that there was a small fire in the nursing home’s activity room. According to platoon captain Tim Light, the fire had already been extinguished before fire crews arrived by the sprinkler system. After searching the area, the firefighters shut off the water and then set up ventilation to clear smoke from the affected suites and hallways. The residents were evacuated outside at first, but when conditions permitted, they were sheltered in an unaffected area of the facility. Firefighters stayed on scene to help lessen the water damage from the sprinkler. The Kelowna Fire Department says that this was a deliberately set fire, and that RCMP are now involved in the investigation.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Forestdale, MA – Sprinkler system puts out condominium fire December 7, 2014 viking210 The Sandwich Fire Chief William Carrico is stressing the importance of residential sprinkler systems after a condominium was saved last night. Crews arrived at the condo at 14 Brightside Lane in Forestdale just after 7:30 p.m. to find the fire had already been put out. The fire which started in the kitchen was confined to the stove top and was extinguished by the sprinkler system. Carrico said if it were not for the sprinkler system, there would have been significant fire and smoke damage.
Residential, Single Family Home Lafayette, CA – Sprinkler system helps stop fire in single-family home, Fire crews rescue dog December 6, 2014 viking210 Crews responded around 8:45 a.m. to reports of a fire at a house on Kim Road and arrived to find that a sprinkler system inside the home had helped prevent the blaze from spreading, fire Capt. George Laing said. Firefighters rescued a pet dog from a fire that damaged a hillside home in Lafayette this morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman said. The home’s hillside location and its distance from the nearest fire hydrant made it tough to access and douse the flames, but crews were able to get the fire under control around 9:20 a.m., Laing said. “All in all, this was a great job by the crews and a save by the sprinkler system,” the fire captain said.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Naperville, IL – Sprinkler system keeps early morning fire from spreading in commercial building December 6, 2014 viking210 Firefighters were called to the 2100 block of Corporate Lane about 5:23 a.m. after an alarm was activated and a security guard reported seeing smoke, according to a news release from the fire department. Crews responding to the scene found a hanging heater unit in an engineering room had caused the fire, officials said. However, it was located directly beneath a sprinkler so the fire did not spread.
