Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system controls fire at electro-plating business (Pinellas Park, FL) September 4, 2012 viking210 A train conductor noticed flames at an electro-plating business and called 911. By the time firefighters got there, the company’s sprinkler system had put a lot of the fire out, and crews were able to manage the rest.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers control fire at bowling alley (Tallahassee, FL) August 21, 2012 viking210 Firefighters forced entry into the rear of the building and found a small fire burning inside a clothes dryer, as well as a sprinkler head flowing water above the dryer. Firefighters quickly extinguished what remained of the fire burning inside the dryer. Automatic sprinkler systems like the one in use at Capital Lanes are designed to control or suppress a fire during its early stages, greatly reducing the loss of property and possibly life.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system extinguishes hotel fire (Tampa, FL) August 20, 2012 viking210 A three-alarm fire at a downtown hotel was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The hotel was successfully evacuated after the fire was reported in a sixth-floor room and no injuries were reported. The fire was caused by an accidental electrical failure, Tampa Fire Rescue said.
Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinkler system aids firefighters in high-rise apartment fire (Daytona Beach, FL) June 13, 2012 viking210 Daytona Beach firefighters said the woman was sleeping in a 12-story high-rise apartment building off of South Beach Street about 7 p.m. when the bed caught on fire from the lit cigarette. The building’s sprinkler system put out the blaze just as firefighters arrived, said David Newell, a spokesman with the department. Newell credited the relatively new sprinkler system with saving the woman’s life.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Hospital fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Clearwater, FL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that began in a patient’s room at Morton Plant Hospital could have had a more devastating outcome had fire sprinklers not been present. Fire crews received the call about the fire at 8:16 a.m., and when they arrived three minutes later, the fire sprinkler system had already put out the flames.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire sprinklers credited with safe ending to hospital fire (Safety Harbor, FL) May 9, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers quickly doused a fire that started in the bathroom of a hospital. No one was reported injured.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in second fire at assisted living facility (Iverness, FL) April 23, 2012 viking210 When firefighters were called upon for the second time in 10 days to an assisted living facility, the unit’s fire sprinkler ensured that this second blaze was contained to the small closet where it started.
Residential, Residential High Rise Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in high rise fire (Gainsville, FL) April 11, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler contained the blaze that broke out in a high rise before firefighters arrived. “The importance of fire sprinklers in these buildings cannot be overstated, what was easily dealt with here today could have been a huge disaster without fire sprinklers and the rapid response from fire rescue,” Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Jeff Lane reported to The Gainesville Sun.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise condominium fire put out by fire sprinklers (Miami, FL) March 24, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers prevented a fire that began on the balcony of a high rise apartment from getting inside the apartment. No injuries were reported.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at gourmet market (Hallandale Beach, FL) March 19, 2012 viking210 Fire officials have said it appears the fire, which started near the buffet area, was accidental. The market’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire.
