Apartment Building, Residential Apartment electrical fire contained by sprinkler system (Novato, CA) February 15, 2013 viking210 A stacked washer-drier unit in an exterior closet caught fire next to a downtown Novato apartment, and the only loss was a few clothes. Firefighters responded to the call and found that a sprinkler system had done most of the work on the electrical fire, which took place on the patio of an apartment. Battalion Chief Jeff Veliquette said the fire remained contained to the exterior closet. “The sprinklers knocked it down,” Veliquette said. “The take-home message is that sprinklers did their job and held it off long enough for us to do our job. Otherwise this could have easily spread into the apartment.”
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire at high school (Fife, WA) February 11, 2013 viking210 Crews were called to the scene of a reported fire at Fife High School, according to Tacoma Fire. The fire appears to have been put out by the school’s sprinkler system, Fire officials said. The fire started in a wood lathe machine in the shop facility and was quickly contained, according to Tacoma Fire. No one was injured.
Residential, Single Family Home Residential fire sprinklers make the difference in house fire (Tucson, AZ) February 11, 2013 viking210 A Tucson family’s home was saved after their fire sprinkler system extinguished a fire. Drexel Heights Fire responded to the house fire around 3 Saturday afternoon. According to Tracy Koslowski with Drexel Heights Fire, the homeowners called 9-1-1 after finding their fire sprinkler system had extinguished the fire while they were away from the house. Koslowski said the family could have found the house in flames, had they not had a fire sprinkler system.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system controls fire in campus housing (Medford, MA) February 5, 2013 viking210 At 2:30 p.m., a fire occurred in Sophia Gordon Hall. The fire started in a suite kitchen, setting off the fire alarm and turning on a fire sprinkler, which successfully contained the fire. The suite sustained minimal damage and no one was injured, according to Associate Director of Public Relations Alex Reid. An announcement was released from the University via e-mail informing the Tufts community of the incident. According to the announcement, “The fire sprinkler system and fire detection system, present in all university housing, worked correctly and helped to minimize damage.”
Residential, Single Family Home “This was a case of a fire sprinkler system doing its job,” says Battalion Chief (Murrieta, CA) February 3, 2013 viking210 A residential fire sprinkler system made quick work of a fire at a home in Murrieta Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire appeared to be the result of incense burning in the upstairs bedroom, Battalion Chief Steve Kean said. The resident advised Kean that he had been burning incense, but left the home for a short period of time before returning to discover the fire sprinklers had been activated. “This was a case of a fire sprinkler system doing its job,” Kean said, adding that the fire would have rapidly spread to the upper floor of the home before anyone could have noticed and called 911.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system suppresses fire at apartment building (Rockford, IL) February 1, 2013 viking210 A sprinkler system doused a fire in the stairwell of a five-story apartment building. A heater in the basement stairwell was believed to be the source of the fire. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire suppressed by sprinklers at apartment building (Irvington, NY) January 28, 2013 viking210 A fire in a multiple family dwelling was suppressed by the buildings fire suppression system. The fire, caused by mishandled oil from a candle, quickly ignited the contents in an apartments kitchen. Chief Ruffler said “this incident clearly shows how fire suppression systems really help save lives and property.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel room fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Yuma, AZ) January 15, 2013 viking210 Sprinklers put out a stove-top fire in a room at a Yuma hotel Saturday afternoon before firefighters arrived. Yuma Fire Department spokesman Mike Erfert said arriving YFD personnel found there had been a fire in a fourth-floor of the hotel and that the sprinkler head near the fire had activated and extinguished the fire. The fire was caused by a pan of oil left heating on the stove by the room’s occupant. Erfert said the fire damage was limited to the immediate area around and above the stove-top. There were no injuries.
Residential, Single Family Home Garage fire controlled by sprinkler system (Madison, WI) December 26, 2012 viking210 After playing in the snow, a 10-year old decided to dry his pants on top of a space heater, which was located in the garage. The pants started on fire, which activated the garage sprinkler system and kept the fire in check until firefighters arrived. Crews extinguished the fire within 5 minutes. No occupants were displaced.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system controls condo fire (Lake Havasu City, AZ) December 20, 2012 viking210 Lake Havasu City Fire Department firefighters responded Wednesday to reports of black smoke coming from a second-story unit at a condominium complex. “Two sprinkler heads had cooled and knocked the fire down,” Battalion Chief Mike Quijada said. “The fire had started on an overstuffed chair, and we did find some drug paraphernalia.” “No one was injured, and the sprinkler system did its job,” Quijada said.
