Office Building, Other Business Sprinkler system assists firefighters during office building fire (Columbia, MO) June 27, 2012 viking210 Fire fighters searched the building for the fire and within 15 minutes located and extinguished a fire in the attic space between the third-floor ceiling and the roof of the building. A fire sprinkler had also activated in the room below the fire. Fire damage was contained to the ceiling and attic space immediately above the approximately 10′ x10′ room of an unoccupied third-floor office suite.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading beyond kitchen (Green Valley, AZ) June 20, 2012 viking210 2 Comments A sprinkler prevented a fire from spreading beyond the kitchen of a home in the Michelle Manor Apartments in Green Valley on Monday evening. The resident had been heating oil in a cast iron skillet when she went outside to check on the grill and visit with friends, according to the Green Valley Fire District. She returned to find the pan on fire and the flames too intense to extinguish. “Fires like this are a great example of how quickly a fire can be extinguished and how major loss of property or life prevented by sprinklers,” GVFD Operations Chief Chuck Wunder said.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Sprinkler system stopped paper mill fire from spreading (Oregon City, OR) June 19, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a small fire Monday at the former Blue Heron Paper Co. mill site in Oregon City. The building’s sprinkler system stopped the fire from spreading before firefighters came in and extinguished the remaining flames. No one was reported hurt and the cause is still under investigation.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at senior citizen apartment complex (Vallejo, CA) June 11, 2012 viking210 At about 6:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the first level of the apartment building at 40 Valle Vista. The fire was already extinguished by the sprinkler in the apartment by the time firefighters arrived.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire controlled by sprinkler system (Portland, OR) June 6, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler held the fire in check until crews could reach the area, firefighters said. Several of the units were occupied by mobility-impaired residents, officials said. Firefighting crews said they quickly put out the fire.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire at senior living facility extinguished by sprinkler system (Bryan, TX) June 6, 2012 viking210 Firefighters say the fire started on a stove inside a third floor apartment. The emergency sprinkler system extinguished the flames before fire crews arrived. About 30 senior residents were evacuated as a precaution.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinklers control laundry room fire at fitness facility (Portland, OR) June 5, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called to a commercial fire at All Star Fitness. Firefighters found the fire in the clothes dryer, but it had been nearly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system by the time crews got to it. It took about 10 minutes for crews to put the fire out. No people or firefighters were injured during the fire.
Department Store, Retail Department store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Herndon, VA) May 29, 2012 viking210 A fire that was set intentionally at a Kohl’s department store was promptly suppressed by the store’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters arrived soon afterward and finished putting out the flames.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Nashville, TN) May 23, 2012 viking210 A fire eruprted at the Parthenon Towers Monday afternoon, and according to Maggie Lawrence of the Nashville Fire Department, the building’s fire sprinkler completely suppressed the flames. No one was reported injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers put out apartment fire (Madison, WI) May 22, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived to the scene of an apartment fire on High Point Road found that the flames had been completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.