Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler System Controlled Fire At Fiberglass Tank Manufacturer (Bakersfield, CA) January 12, 2012 viking210 Some of the business’ equipment was on fire, but a sprinkler from the facility’s automatic extinguishing system turned on and fire fighters put the fire, Kern County Fire spokesman Capt. Derek Tisinger said.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Electric Car Company Fire Snuffed Out By Sprinkler System (Palo Alto, CA) January 11, 2012 viking210 A one-alarm fire broke out Wednesday morning at Tesla Motors in Palo Alto, but the flames were extinguished by a sprinkler system, a fire official said. They found an alarm blaring and light smoke wafting from Building 23, Conn said. A sprinkler system, however, had snuffed out the fire.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Single Sprinkler Extinguished Fitness Center Fire (Napa, CA) January 10, 2012 viking210 A single sprinkler extinguished a cardboard box on top of an operating commercial dryer that caught on fire around 10 p.m. Sunday, the Napa Fire Department said.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers Extinguished Office Fire (San Mateo, CA) January 3, 2012 viking210 Automatic sprinklers extinguished the flames, and firefighters ensured there were no hot spots. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers Thwart New Year’s Restaurant Oven Fire (Mountain View, CA) January 2, 2012 viking210 Chief Alameda told Mountain View Patch that had it not been for the sprinklers, this could have been much worse.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire Suppression Sprinklers Save Chinese Restaurant (Sacramento, CA) January 2, 2012 viking210 “Flames in the kitchen set off the restaurant’s sprinkler system around 5:30 a.m. The fire did not spread.”
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Storage Warehouse Fire Controlled By Sprinkler System (Gilroy, CA) January 2, 2012 viking210 Jim Crawford, battalion chief for the South Santa Clara County Fire District and CalFire said a vehicle being stored inside the facility caught fire, but the commercial sprinkler alarm system was able to keep the flames to a minimum.
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinkler System Kept House Fire Contained (Livermore, CA) January 2, 2012 viking210 “The sprinklers in the attic kept the fire in check until we could get in there and extinguish it,” Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack Neiman-Kimel said.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler System Saves High Rise Apartment Building (San Mateo, CA) December 29, 2011 viking210 Toaster Oven Sparks High-Rise Fire
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers, fire crews quell Walnut Creek office building blaze (San Jose, CA) December 19, 2011 viking210 Thanks to the building’s sprinkler system flames were quickly contained.
