Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant St. Augustine, FL – Fire in ballroom at resort hotel quickly put out by sprinkler system May 15, 2016 viking210 Multiple fire crews were called to the World Golf Village Renaissance Resort and Convention Center during an active evacuation Thursday night, fire officials said. Firefighters confirmed that there was a fire in one of the convention ballrooms and found smoke, according to a post on the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Facebook page. Alarms went off inside the hotel at 8:15 p.m. and the sprinkler system promptly put out the fire, officials said. Crews said they had to perform smoke removal, salvage and overhaul. The ballroom did suffer damage, according to officials. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University West Palm Beach, FL – Fire at high school is kept from spreading by sprinkler system; Fire started in an appliance April 19, 2016 viking210 A “small” fire at Forest Hill High School Sunday night triggered the sprinkler system and prompted West Palm Beach Fire Department to dispatch crews to the campus. In the end, some classrooms in one building suffered water damage, according to a call that went to parents this morning. Classes will be shuffled to other rooms on the West Palm Beach campus, but school will continue as scheduled. According to the call, a water mitigation company began the clean up work at midnight and will be there for the coming days. Sounds like the school’s band, chorus and drama classes will be feeling the pinch. The call reports that band and chorus classes will meet instead in the school auditorium. “Drama will be located in our lobby.” Imagining that’s a reference to the class. Update: Principal Mary Stratos says that it appears an appliance was the source of the fire that happened Sunday night. That small fire triggered the school’s sprinkler system and also brought out the fire department – and this morning she is singing their praises. “What an unbelievable group,” Stratos said. “They went far and beyond.” Authorities aren’t sure how or why the appliance caught fire (no detail yet on which appliance, but think coffee machine, microwave or such), but they are reviewing school video for clues, Stratos said. Most of the damage is water damage that is in a couple of rooms including the band room, where a wall must be removed. Mitigation crews had removed the water by Monday morning, but the smell of smoke and burned plastic still hung in the air, prompted Stratos to close the building for now and relocate classes. “We’ve put in new charcoal filters and air cleaners, so I just have to wait for those things to do what they’re supposed to do,” Stratos said. Meanwhile, the school schedule is moving forward including students taking the computer-based Florida Standards Assessments for Engli
Apartment Building, Residential Orlando, FL – Hoverboard fire at apartment building limited by sprinkler system April 11, 2016 viking210 A hoverboard set out to charge burst into flames inside an Orange County apartment Thursday, displacing three families, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. More than a dozen firefighters responded after the fire broke out in a third-floor apartment on Avalon Reserve Boulevard just before 8 p.m. Officials said the hoverboard went up in flames while it was charging. A dog was removed from the home after residents were evacuated. “There was one child who apparently ran in there to get the dog,” Battalion Chief Carollee Burrell said. The child was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The mother of the child, who asked not to be identified, said she was at work when she got the frantic call. The hoverboard was a Christmas gift for her son. The son, who also was not identified, said the hoverboard started to shake before bursting into flames. The flames did not spread throughout the apartment but sprinklers went off inside of it and two neighboring units. Orange County Fire Rescue said three families were displaced due to water damage from the sprinkler. The Red Cross is helping those residents find a place to stay.
Residential High Rise, Townhouse / Condominium Highland Beach, FL – Fire at oceanfront high-rise condominium building controlled with help from sprinkler system March 6, 2016 viking210 Delray Beach Fire Rescue was called to an oceanfront Highland Beach high-rise condominium last Sunday afternoon when a fire started in a fourth-floor unit. No one was injured in the fire, according to Delray Beach Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Kevin Saxton. “The fire is out, but there is significant water damage to the building because of the sprinkler activation and our suppression effort,” Saxton said. Saxton said he did not yet know what started the fire in the unit at the Wiltshire House Condominiums, 2909 South Ocean Blvd. The call alerting the fire was made at about 3:45 p.m.
Apartment Building, Residential Rockledge, FL – No injuries as sprinkler system helps stop apartment fire January 21, 2016 viking210 An automatic fire sprinkler’s fast action water damaged a Rockledge apartment after fire broke out in the kitchen on Tuesday, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. The incident occurred at the Polo Glen apartment complex at 3603 Middleburg Lane, they say. Firefighters used a vacuum to absorb some of the water. There were no injuries to the single resident of the apartment.
Nursing Home/Senior Living Boca Raton, FL – Cafeteria kitchen fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system January 20, 2016 viking210 1 Comment An early morning grease fire was extinguished by a kitchen sprinkler system at Stratford Court, a Senior Assisted living facility in suburban Boca Raton. The facility is located just south of Southwest 18th street and west of Military Trail. Emergency workers tell us a grease fire started in the cafeteria’s kitchen and they don’t know it began. No damage, injuries or evacuations.
Apartment Building, Residential Estero, FL – Fire caused by man burning love letters is controlled with help from sprinkler system January 17, 2016 viking210 The Florida Everblades hockey player facing arson charges was burning love letters from a girlfriend last month when the blaze got out of control, according to an arrest report that reveals new details in the Dec. 30 arrest of Justin Agosta. The 25-year-old told firefighters who responded to his apartment along the 11200 block of Everblades Parkway in Estero that he was upset with his girlfriend when he bought gasoline at a nearby gas station to douse the letters. Agosta said he tried to put the fire out with water and a towel when it got out of control near the entrance of his apartment and caused damage to the front of his building and walls where soot collected. The fire sprinkler went off and Agosta dialed 911 to alert firefighters. Agosta was arrested and taken to the Lee County jail about 1 p.m. that Wednesday. Agosta’s next court appearance is Feb. 1. He has not missed a game playing for the team since his arrest.
Retail, Shopping Mall Panama City, FL – Sprinklers help contain fire at Best Buy January 8, 2016 viking210 A fire at Best Buy on 23rd street in Panama City Monday night has damaged the interior of the store. The first call came in around 10:20 pm about smoke coming out of the building. When Panama City fire crews arrived on scene they saw a “good amount” of smoke and went into attack mode. After getting inside, crews were able to put out the fire just after 10:45pm. As of the time of this writing, 11PM, no cause of the fire had been determined, but smoke continues to pour from the building. An investigator with PCFD is in route. It’s also unknown if the smoke from the blaze has damaged any adjacent businesses. Investigators with the Panama City Fire Department and State Fire Marshall’s Office say the fire began due to a possible electrical short from a printer and has been ruled accidental. Two properly working sprinkler heads are being credited with helping contain the fire to a small area. According to PCFD, none of the business next to Best Buy sustained any fire damage.
Residential, Single Family Home Pensacola, FL – Sprinkler system activates to help control house fire; No injuries December 29, 2015 viking210 No one was injured, but a family was displaced by a house fire Sunday afternoon, an Escambia County news release said. At 4:10 p.m., Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a residential fire in the 1600 block of Governors Drive near East Johnson Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found light smoke showing from the entry way of the home. The fire was brought under control at 4:26 p.m., and the residents of the home were displaced because of water damage from the sprinkler system. Escambia County Fire Rescue reminds citizens to never leave cooking food unattended and to keep cooking areas clean and free of grease and other combustibles (potholders, towels, rags, drapes and food packaging), which can catch fire easily. The blaze Sunday resulted in the eighth green light being replaced for the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign. The “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign is a collaborative initiative with City of Pensacola and Santa Rosa County to promote fire safety during the month of December. During the month-long campaign, five-foot wreaths will be on display at 23 different county fire stations. Every time firefighters respond to a residential fire, a green light bulb will be replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by holiday decorations.
Apartment Building, Residential Oviedo, FL – Overnight fire in three-story apartment building stopped by sprinkler system December 9, 2015 viking210 Firefighters said a burning candle started a fire Tuesday morning at an apartment building in the Oviedo area of unincorporated Seminole County. The Seminole County Fire Department said the fire broke out around 2:09 a.m. in a first floor unit of the three-story building. When firefighters arrived, an audible alarm was going off, and residents had evacuated their apartments safely. Once inside, firefighters determined the sprinkler system stopped the fire. The American Red Cross is providing assistance to one occupant.
