Primary / Secondary School, School / University Students evacuate safely after sprinkler controls fire at high school (Salem, OR) February 9, 2012 viking210 Damage minimized,no injuries in daytime fire after sprinkler system successfully operates
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contained ASU dorm fire (Tempe, AZ) February 7, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A dormitory on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University caught fire, possibly sparked by a curling iron, but was quickly put out with help from the sprinkler system. About 70 to 100 students evacuated the building safely.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Thanks to sprinkler system fire damage was kept to a minimum (Troy, OH) February 6, 2012 viking210 Thanks to an overhead sprinkler system, the building suffered minimal damage from fire inside a production area. Despite the fire, the company was at full production on Monday.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers saved life of Laconia man smoking while on oxygen (Boston, MA) January 29, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system saved life of Laconia man smoking while on oxygen. “Smoke detectors went off, but didn’t wake him up”, Fire Chief Kenneth Erickson said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Golden Nugget dishwashing machine fire put out by sprinkler system (Las Vegas, NV) January 27, 2012 viking210 A small kitchen fire Friday afternoon at the Golden Nugget hotel was put out by fire sprinklers, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said. There are no reports of injuries.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler douses fire in room at Budget Suites (Las Vegas, NV) January 26, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler extinguished a small fire inside a unit at Budget Suites on Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue officials said. No one was injured.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler System Helped Contain Assembly Plant Fire (Avon Lake, OH) January 25, 2012 viking210 The plant’s sprinkler system and emergency response team had contained most of the fire before Avon Lake firefighters arrive, according to the fire department.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system knocks down fire (Portland, OR) January 24, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system knocks down fire in Clackamas County – KPTV – FOX 12
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinklers Controlled Home Dryer Fire (Santa Cruz, CA) January 24, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers tripped and no one was injured, said acting Battalion Chief Ron Carson. A woman in the house at 106 Alta Ave. reported the blaze about 3 p.m. Excess lint in the dryer ignited it, firefighters said. Carson said sprinklers nearly doused the fire completely by the time firefighters arrived. Firefighters covered furniture and electronics downstairs before they soaked the fire with hoses and controlled it by 3:10 p.m.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Hospital’s Sprinkler System Quickly Extinguished Fire (Bristol, PA) January 20, 2012 viking210 The hospital’s sprinkler system quickly extinguished the two-alarm fire on the fourth floor of the Bristol Township hospital, and the damage was contained to one room, hospital spokesman Andy Smith said. “The sprinkler system activated immediately and put the fire out. The firefighters did not have to fight the fire,” Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said.
