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Dalles, OR – Two fire sprinkler heads extinguish fire at medical center; No injuries reported
The office of Overwatch Imaging and the Kobe Sushi + Bar were also damaged. The building is located on Nichols Parkway on the waterfront just east of Second Street near downtown Hood River.
The fire was extinguished by a sprinkler system that prevented any further fire damage, according to Damian.
“Most importantly, nobody was hurt and all patient files are secure,” said Christina McManigal, chief ambulatory operations officer at MCMC. “We are currently assessing the damage, but we do know that the Nichols Landing building will remain closed for restoration. It is too soon to know if the closure will last a few weeks or several months.”
All MCMC clinics and the hospital in The Dalles are open. MCMC’s Hood River-based providers have been seeing patients in The Dalles throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to do so while the Nichols Landing building is restored.
At 2:15 a.m., Hood River Fire & EMS crews responded to a water flow alarm at the MCMC building, in the 30 block of Nichols Parkway in Hood River.
“We were dispatched to a water flow alarm, a fire alarm that tells us possibly that a sprinkler system may be activated,” said Lt. Tony DePinto, who was first on the scene.
DePinto said that when HRFD firefighters arrived, they found the fire alarm system had activated along with smoke and a small fire on the third floor inside the building. Fortunately, two sprinkler heads had extinguished the fire before it had extended any further. Firefighters shut off the water flow, searched the building, determined the extent of damage, and ventilated the building to clear the smoke. Fire crews were able to remove smoke from the building and covered computers on the first and second floors to prevent any further damage from the water. MCMC medical scanning equipment was also protected from damage, according to Damian.
Hood River Fire & EMS was assisted by units from West Side Fire District, Wy’East Fire District, and Cascade Locks Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is presently under investigation.
“The fire sprinkler system activation prevented the building and its contents from significant damage and contained the fire as designed. Because of the small size of the fire, crews were able to concentrate on removing smoke and water from the building and protecting sensitive equipment from water damage, further reducing the damage from this fire. Had the building not been equipped with fire sprinklers, the fire would’ve easily grown in size, causing major damage to the building and its contents,” Damian stated.
Montgomery County, TX – Single fire sprinkler controls fire and limits damage after neon wall sign caught fire at commercial building
A neon wall sign caught fire and started to spread slowly via a plastic plant used for wall decoration. The plastic material had previously been tested by an MCFMO Fire Inspector during an occupancy inspection and met safety codes for its ability to limit fire spread.
The fire eventually emitted enough heat to activate a single fire sprinkler, controlling the fire and preventing any business disruption for the building tenants.
Monroe, WI – Fire controlled by sprinkler system after explosion at commercial printer
Firefighters responded to an explosion in Monroe early Saturday morning.
According to a Facebook post from the Monroe Fire Department, firefighters were sent to RR Donnelley after the sprinkler system there was activated.
Officials said when firefighter arrived on the scene, they noticed smoke coming from the building, and that some windows were damaged.
The Monroe Fire Department said there had been an explosion in the building which resulted in a fire that activated the sprinkler system.
The fire was controlled by the sprinkler system.
There was some damage to equipment and the building, however the business has sufficient backup equipment to avoid a closure.
The Monroe Fire Department also said the staff at the company worked very well with firefighters to get things quickly resolved and into recovery.
Stock Island, FL – Electrical fire in county jail contained by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
A small electrical fire broke out at the Monroe County jail on Stock Island on Sunday morning.
No one was injured in the blaze. The fire started at 6:41 a.m. in an electrical box at the sally port of the jail on College Road, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt said. The fire started right under a sprinkler head fore a fire protection system, which allowed the fire to be easily contained, Linhardt said.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and quickly extinguished the blaze, Linhardt said. The fire did damage some electrical equipment and the jail was operating on back-up generators on Sunday, Linhardt said.
Stafford, VA – Single sprinkler head activates to control third-floor apartment fire; No injuries reported
Flames went up and a sprinkler system activated at a Stafford County apartment complex.
Fire crews were called Friday, April 11, 2020, at 6:22 a.m., to 855 Abberley Drive, near the Cavalier Family Skating Center, for a report of a fire in a third-floor apartment.
When they arrived, crews found smoke in the third-floor hallway, and fire in the kitchen of a third-floor apartment. The fire was extinguished before it could spread to other apartments, said county fire chief Joseph Cardello.
Several apartments sustained water damage, and a property management company was working to clean up and help the affected residents.
Smoke detectors activated the fire alarm for the entire building and a sprinkler head in the affected apartment activated. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, said Cardello.
Plainfield, NJ – Fire contained thanks to fire sprinklers at waste facility; No injuries reported
Early Tuesday a fire was reported at the Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority transfer station at 95 Rock Avenue. Breaking News Network reported that smoke was seen coming from a trailer structure and Union County hazmat teams were requested to assist in the investigation.
According to the PMUA website, the Plainfield Environmental Resource Center (PERC) is the city-owned and PMUA-operated transfer station used to facilitate the proper disposal of all solid, recyclable, electronic, bulky and vegetative wastes collected from local residents, Plainfield’s Department of Public Works, private businesses and other municipalities. It is unknown what specific materials were contained in the trailer.
TAPinto Plainfield reached out to PMUA officials, and received this statement from Director Eric Jackson:
“Please be advised at approximately 12:40 pm we had a small fire at the Transfer Station in the Big House. The Fire Department was immediately called. The sprinkler system did activate and contained the fire. There were no injuries and no customers involved. The fire was inside the trailer in the big house. Under fire personnel supervision, the trailer was removed from the big house and was being examined for the cause of the fire. The transfer station will remain closed until the fire department completes their work and the sprinkler system is re-set.”
Goodyear, AZ – Fire sprinkler system extinguishes fire at Amazon warehouse
The Goodyear Fire Department says the warehouse’s sprinkler system helped extinguish the fire at the facility near Cotton Lane and Elwood. Crews from Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye, Buckeye Valley, and the Phoenix Fire Department all responded to the scene.
It’s unknown if any merchandise inside the facility was damaged in the fire.
Earlier this week, Amazon announced they are working to hire 100,000 people to help with orders because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Shreveport, LA – Sprinkler system puts out fire, saves department store; No injuries reported
Officials say the sprinkler system at Affordable Home Furnishings put out the fire but dumped enough water to flood the adjacent Family Dollar and CSL Plasma.
SFD is currently pumping out the water. No injuries were reported.
The fire is under investigation.
Honolulu, HI – Single sprinkler head in apartment bedroom closet extinguished fire; No injuries reported
Officials say that on March 9, around 6:02 a.m. HFD responded to a building fire at 86-086 Farrington Highway with 4 units staffed with 11 personnel. The first unit arrived at 6:08 a.m. to find a water flow alarm activation in a seven-story residential apartment building.
Upon further investigation, crews found an extinguished closet fire in a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor.
A single sprinkler head, located in one of the bedroom closets was activated as designed, and extinguished the fire.
No fire suppression efforts were performed by HFD crews at this incident.
Six occupants (two adults, four children) were home at the time. All occupants exited the unit safely with no reported injuries.
Fire damages are estimated to be $550 to the structure and $250 to its contents.
