On 8/11/19 at approximately 14:20, the Farmers Branch Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in an open parking garage located at 9 Medical Pkwy. Engine E131 arrived on scene to find a small fire on level 2 of the parking garage with automatic sprinkler activation. One sprinkler head activated. Fire was contained to gasoline powered pressure washer and gasoline can for car washing operation. Engine 131 used a nearby dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish the remaining gasoline fire. Engine 131 closed down the sprinkler system and drained it. Loss is estimated at $300. No damage to the structure or vehicles inside the garage.
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Mechanicsville, MD – Fire sprinkler system allows homeowner and pet to escape after lightning sets home on fire; No injuries reported
Just after 5 p.m., a lightning strike to the exterior of the home started a fire. A passerby reported the fire.
Fortunately, both the smoke alarm and the sprinkler system went off and the homeowner and a family pet were able to escape without injuries. The occupant is currently being helped by the Red Cross.
Thirty firefighters from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were able to get the fire extinguished within 30 minutes.
The two-story home suffered $75,000 in damage and an estimated $25,000 in contents were lost.
Healdsburg, CA – Single fire sprinkler contains apartment fire caused by toaster
The Grove Street apartment fire at the north end of town was reported about 5:30 p.m. and led to the evacuation of the nine‑unit building at the Oak Grove Apartment complex.
Arriving firefighters went into a ground‑floor apartment and found it full of smoke, but thermal imaging equipment helped them spot two small dogs, which were carried to safety, Chief Jason Boaz said.
When the apartment residents arrived, after getting word of a fire at their home, they found the dogs out and safe but told firefighters there still were two parakeets inside. Firefighters retrieved the birds and all of the animals were unharmed, said Linda Collister, city fire marshal.
Firefighters doused the flames, ventilated the apartment and moved personal property out to reduce smoke damage.
Damage was kept to the kitchen and estimated at $50,000, said Boaz, who credited the room’s single overhead sprinkler with making the initial difference between a small fire and what could have been a serious apartment building fire. Residents in the building’s other apartments were allowed home once firefighters were done.
A preliminary investigation pointed to the toaster, which was not in use at the time of the fire, as the likely cause.
Aiding Healdsburg firefighters were Cal Fire, Sonoma County, Geyserville and Cloverdale fire agencies.
Pearland, TX – (no media coverage) Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by fire sprinkler
On Friday August 9, 2019 at approx 12pm, The Pearland Fire Department responded to the 6500 Blk of Broadway St. Pearland, TX for a fire alarm at an apartment complex. While units were arriving on location’s security gates, dispatch advised that FD could disregard response, and that property management advised that it was a false alarm. PFD engine checked by the scene instead of disregarding, and found a maintenance person running down the stairs advising that he kicked the door into one of the units and the apartment was filled will smoke. Firefighters investigated and found that an unattended pot was left on the stove. The sprinkler head in the kitchen activated and extinguished the fire on the stove, The fire was contained to the stove and overhead microwave area.
Vineyard Haven, MA – Sprinkler system activation keeps kitchen fire under control at local restaurant; No injuries reported
Tisbury fire chief John Schilling said the explosion happened when a butane single-burner appliance malfunctioned. No one was injured, and damage to the building was minimal.
“The small explosion of the fuel source caught the unit on fire, and the fire extended to surrounding materials on counter top and traveled up the wall,” Chief Schilling said. He added, “The sprinkler system activated and did its job.”
The incident happened near the intersection at about 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, “on a rainy afternoon in August while the boat’s unloading,” Mr. Schilling said. Tisbury fire, police and EMS responded and staged equipment on the Beach street extension.
Cedar Falls, IA – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire; No injuries reported
“The fire was 100 percent put out by the sprinkler system,” said Public Safety Director Jeff Olson.
At 2:21 p.m. Saturday Cedar Falls firefighters were dispatched to a kitchen fire. When they arrived they found the apartment complex’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire.
Capt. Mike Buhrow radioed back that additional assistance wasn’t needed, Olson said.
The apartment complex residents were evacuated when firefighters arrived.
The fire was caused by a cardboard box left on top of stove, which was accidentally turned on, Olson said.
There were no injuries. The stove was damaged and may need to be replaced and cabinets above the stove were burned as well.
The resident was in the process of moving out.
Vero Beach, FL – Sprinkler system keeps fire from growing; No injuries reported
Shortly after 3 p.m., there were reports of smoke at Piper, located near the Vero Beach Regional Airport. As of 3:15 p.m., the fire was out, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said.
According to Kevin Keegan, Piper Aircraft’s vice president of general counsel, a piece of equipment caught fire in the building’s main factory.
“We don’t have all the answers yet but that’s what we know so far,” Keegan said.
The sprinkler system kept the fire from growing until firefighters arrived to douse it, Kofke said. The blaze happened in a paint booth within the main factory.
Piper Aircraft employees were evacuated from the building’s main factory after an “emergency evacuation” was issued for every employee, workers confirmed.
The morning employees were told to go home immediately after the evacuation, while the afternoon shift took their place.
The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the cause of the fi
Brookfield, CT – Apartment fire contained to kitchen thanks to single fire sprinkler head activation
It wasn’t the fire that displaced them — it was the sprinkler system, according to the Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company.
It all started shortly before 4 p.m., when volunteer firefighters responded to the activation of fire and water flow alarms at 800 Federal Road.
Upon arrival, crews found a small kitchen fire that tripped the sprinkler head in one of the apartments, causing significant water damage.
The American Red Cross was notified, and the scene was turned over to the Brookfield Fire Marshal’s office.
Schofield, WI – Fire caused by cardboard put out by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Firefighters believe some cardboard caught fire after a wall heater malfunctioned.
Internal sprinkler systems put the fire out, but the area also contained an ammonia pump. A hazmat team was called in by the storage company.
“They showed up here and made sure that the ammonia system was working correctly and it is,” said Rob Bowen, the Riverside Fire District Fire Chief. “So there’s no fear to the public or anything.”
Fire crews started packing up around 6:00 PM.
All employees evacuated the building without injury.
There was light smoke damage to the building.
Kelowna, BC, Canada – Fire sprinkler contains fire at local business to single unit; No injuries reported
ORIGINAL: 2:55 p.m.
Firefighters were called to 3396 Sexsmith Road about 2:15 p.m.
A fire had started at a cabinet making business in the building, which houses several units containing small manufacturing operations.
The sprinkler system worked well, and the fire did not spread to other units.
As of 2:45 p.m., fire crews were mopping up and some were preparing to leave the scene.
No one was injured in the incident.
The building’s occupants briefly evacuated the site, but were starting to filter back into their units.
UPDATE: 4:10 p.m.
While some units at an industrial building were hit by water damage during a fire Thursday afternoon, fire damage was contained to just one unit.
The fire was sparked at a cabinet making shop at 3396 Sexsmith Road, inside a paint booth.
The building, which houses several small manufacturing businesses, had a sprinkler system that worked well during the fire, and fire crews were able to contain the fire to the single business.
Okanagan Restoration Services was on scene to assist with cleaning up the fire and water damage at the building.
