Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at apartment (Petaluma, CA)

September 28, 2013 viking210

A fire which began in the kitchen of an apartment was extinguished by the residence’s fire sprinkler system during the early morning hours of September 26. The cause of the fire was a wicker basket being left on a hot stove element. No injuries were reported.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Damage minimized at Boys & Girls Club thanks to fire sprinkler system (Lake Elsinore, CA)

September 26, 2013 viking210 2 Comments

On Tuesday, September 24, a fire was reported at a Boys & Girls Club at 7:42 p.m. Fire crews responded and found that the facility’s fire sprinkler system had already activated and kept the fire contained to the room where the fire had started. An “appliance malfunction” is being blamed for the blaze, and no one was injured.

Battalion Chief Mark Barr credited the fire sprinkler system with keeping the fire in check and preventing several hundreds of thousands of dollars more in damage.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Fire extinguished by fire sprinklers at restaurant (Lahaina, HI)

September 25, 2013 viking210

A fire began in a clothes dryer at a restaurant during the early morning hours of September 24. The fire stayed in the utility room which housed the clothes dryer and was suppressed by the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported from the incident.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Sprinkler system puts out fire at hospital (San Bernadino, CA)

September 24, 2013 viking210 2 Comments

Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire at a hospital on the afternoon of September 21. Fire sprinklers activated and completely extinguished the fire prior to the arrival of fire crews. 

“Sprinkler systems, if they don’t extinguish fires, keep them in check,” Battalion Chief Alan Duggan said. “The sprinklers worked properly and the fire was extinguished prior to our crews’ arrival.”

The facility, which was evacuated, reported no injuries from the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters in apartment fire (Albany, NY)

September 24, 2013 viking210

Fire sprinklers helped to knock down a fire that occurred in an apartment building early in the morning of September 22. Firefighters contributed the fire not spreading throughout the building to the activation of the building’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Fire contained by sprinkler system at townhouse (Annapolis, MD)

September 24, 2013 viking210

A fire that began on the third story of a townhouse was kept in check by the fire sprinklers in the dwelling until fire crews arrived. Fire crews were able to put the rest of the fire out within 15 minutes. The fire was caused by a preschool-age child playing with a lighter in the bedroom of the home, and no one was injured.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (South Jefferson, TN)

September 24, 2013 viking210

Fire crews were called to an apartment fire on September 18. A resident had left something cooking on the stove, and it caught fire, which then activated a fire sprinkler head. 

Cookeville Fire Captain Daryl Blair said, “It did its job. That is just another case that shows fire sprinkler systems are effective and do their job when activated. It could have been a different scenario if there hadn’t been a fire sprinkler system.”

No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at apartment complex thanks to fire sprinklers (Santa Rosa, CA)

September 23, 2013 viking210

Four engines and ladder trucks responded to a fire at a three-story apartment building on September 18. The fire, which started on the patio of a first floor apartment, was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers. 

Central Fire Authority Chief Doug Williams reported that without the fire sprinklers, the fire likely would have been “a very devastating event.”

The fire, which is under investigation, did not cause any reported injuries.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Small fire suppressed by sprinklers at hotel (Nassau Bay, TX)

September 19, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in the laundry room of a high rise hotel during the early hours of September 17. The sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames, and all 300 guests and employees were able to evacuate safely. The investigation is ongoing as to the cause of the fire.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinklers prove effectiveness in nursing home fire (Pleasanton, CA)

September 17, 2013 viking210

Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at a nursing home on Sunday, September 15 evening. The fire, which began in the laundry room, was contained by the nursing home’s fire sprinkler system until the firefighters arrived to extinguish it. Residents safely evacuated the building and all but three rooms were re-opened within an hour and a half. No injuries were reported.