Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Redmond, OR – Sprinkler system extinguishes overnight fire at race safety gear maker February 6, 2015 viking210 A southeast Redmond business that makes safety gear for racers and track crews had one key piece of safety gear that saved it from serious fire damage early Thursday – a sprinkler system, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews responded shortly before 3 a.m. to reported commercial structure fire at the business at 975 SE First Street, said Fire Marshal Traci Cooper. Arriving crews found smoke in the structure but that a small fire had been put out by the building’s sprinkler system, Cooper said. The fire apparently was caused by a light fixture that malfunctioned in the warehouse area, she said. Cooper said the sprinkler system “did its job,” as the business sustained minimal damage, compared to what it could have been without it.
