Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system contains fire at senior apartment complex (Las Vegas, NV) August 21, 2012 viking210 Firefighters rescued a woman early Tuesday morning after her eastern valley apartment unit caught fire. Officials said a sprinkler in her kitchen helped contain the fire and may have saved the woman’s life.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Fire controlled by sprinkler system at cedar remanufacture (Langley, BC) August 16, 2012 viking210 Ember smoldered and ignited some sawdust near a woodworking machine, which lit some nearby wood scraps, and finally set fire to a lift of lumber. That caused a sprinkler head directly above the blaze to activate. “The sprinkler system controlled the fire,” assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel utility room fire contained by sprinkler system (West Yellowstone, MT) August 9, 2012 viking210 “A water heater was the cause of the fire,” HBFD Assistant Fire Chief Shane Grube said. The pan on the bottom of a water heater in the hotel’s utility room got too close to the floor, which caused the fire. “The sprinklers began to discharge in the utility room and after some investigating, we found the burn pattern was underneath the water heater,” Waldron said. “The floor was burned completely down through. And it was the sprinkler system that really had done its job,” Grube said.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at concrete plant (DeKalb, IL) August 7, 2012 viking210 Firefighters found smoke coming from the building and discovered that the building’s sprinkler system had put out the fire, which originated at the top of a product-mixing tank. No one was injured.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler prevents major fire damage at restaurant (Ocean City, MD) August 6, 2012 viking210 Firefighters were able to get the fire, which originated in the kitchen, under control. Officials say a sprinkler was activated during the blaze, which prevented extensive damages to the rest of the restaurant. Officials say no one was injured.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at cabinet-making business (Sacramento, CA) July 31, 2012 viking210 2 Comments A sprinkler system was credited with extinguishing a fire at a Rancho Cordova cabinet manufacturing business Monday night. After forcing their way inside, firefighters found that a small fire at a work station had activated a sprinkler head and the fire had been extinguished. No one was in the building when fire crews arrived.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system aids firefighters in college campus fire (Edinburg, TX) July 30, 2012 viking210 The Edinburg fire chief said sprinkler systems may have stopped an overnight fire on the UTPA campus. He said the fire started around midnight Saturday night in an oven located in a chemistry classroom on the third floor of the science building. The fire did not spread to the exterior of the building.
Retail, Shopping Mall Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in mall bathroom (Toms River, NJ) July 30, 2012 viking210 Crews found the fire started in the employee bathroom, located at the rear of the store, but was extinguished by the fire sprinkler system, Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention Director James Mercready said. The fire sprinkler system helped control and suppress the “potentially catastrophic” fire, he said. A fire sprinkler head had activated once temperatures in the area reached 155 degrees Fahrenheit and once it kicked on, a fire alarm signal alerted the fire department of the fire, Mercready said.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire in second floor bedroom (Boise, ID) July 18, 2012 viking210 Fire officials say an four-plex building in South Boise avoided major fire damage late Tuesday night thanks to a sprinkler system that put out a blaze before crews got there. When crews arrived, they found that the sprinkler system in the building was able to put out the fire before it could spread. The fire ignited after a candle fell off a window sill in the bedroom of a second-floor unit but did not spread to the sheetrock — or anywhere else in the apartment.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains garage fire at multi-unit apartment complex (Ventura, CA) July 16, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to reports of smoke from a building and the sound of a fire alarm. The building was evacuated, and firefighters entered and found a small blaze being sprayed by fire sprinklers, authorities said.
