Other - Retail, Retail Fire at sporting goods showroom extinguished by sprinkler system (Hood River, OR) March 11, 2013 viking210 Fire crews were called to investigate a fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found a fire fully extinguished by a single fire sprinkler in the Dakine showroom. The fire was confined to a small portion of one wall, with minor smoke damage to the remaining products in the show room. They said an electrical failure of one of the heating elements caused a shower of sparks and molten aluminum to fall down onto the backpacks and garments on the showroom walls below, starting the fire. “Fire sprinklers saved this building,” Fire Chief Devon Wells said. “The fire was quickly put out and fire damage was kept to a minimum.”
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Fire sprinkler system suppresses elementary school fire (Milwaukie, OR) February 27, 2013 viking210 Clackamas Fire Units were dispatched to Linwood Elementary School to a report of a fire in the building. Crews quickly arrived to find that a small fire had occurred in the bathroom and was quickly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. All students made it out of the building safely and no injuries were reported. Clackamas Fire Investigators have determined that the fire was intentionally set. The fire damage in this case was limited due to the early detection and extinguishment by the fire sprinkler system that was in place.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at apartment complex (Happy Valley, OR) February 11, 2013 viking210 Firefighters are crediting a residential sprinkler system for putting out a two-alarm apartment fire. Brandon Paxton, Clackamas Fire District 1 spokesman, said the sprinklers in the Town Center Station Apartments worked so well that the fire already was out when firefighters arrived after receiving a 10:22 p.m. 9-1-1 call. Firefighters found combustible materials on a kitchen range that ignited when the stove was turned on accidentally. “The key here was early detection,” Paxton said. “The sprinkler system already in place did its job.” Paxton said the fire was contained to one apartment, but easily could have spread to other units if the sprinkler system hadn’t controlled it. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Hillsboro, OR) December 27, 2012 viking210 Hillsboro firefighters rushed to an apartment fire after midnight but they didn’t have to put it out: It was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The fire was caused by an electric wheelchair in one unit and was contained to that apartment.
Residential, Single Family Home Bathroom fire extinguished by residential sprinkler system (Woodburn, OR) December 12, 2012 viking210 A bathroom fire was quickly extinguished and caused minimal damage after a single fire sprinkler head activated and suppressed it. There was no active fire by the time fire fighters made it to the scene. Investigation by officials eventually led a juvenile resident to admit that he intentionally set fire in the bathroom.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system saves residents at off-campus apartment (Eugene, OR) December 1, 2012 viking210 It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, but the fire was quickly put out by the sprinkler system. Resident’s were evacuated as a precaution and later were able to return to their homes. The fire comes on what is almost the year anniversiry of a fire that broke out at Courtside’s sister complex, Skybox.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinklers put out fire in high school art room (Independence, OR) November 2, 2012 viking210 A kiln in an art room at Central High School caught fire. The fire was put out by sprinklers by the time fire personnel arrived.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire contained by sprinklers at engineered wood products manufacturer (Medford, OR) October 10, 2012 viking210 Sparks from a grinding operation started a fire that ignited in two connected sawdust bins at Boise Cascade. “Really the initial knockdown happened with the automatic sprinkler system,” said Arlen Blenkush, District No. 3 battalion chief. The fire was contained to the inside of the bins and did not damage the structure’s exterior.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system contains hotel fire (Forest Grove, OR) September 17, 2012 viking210 A cigarette is to blame for a fire at the Best Western Hotel in Forest Grove on Sunday afternoon. Officials said the building’s fire sprinkler system activated and stopped that fire from spreading to the rest of the hotel.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers make the difference in a suspicious restaurant fire (Eugene, OR) August 29, 2012 viking210 A recycling bin at a downtown restaurant caught fire Wednesday morning, one of two fires overnight that firefighters are calling “suspicious.” The fire started in the cardboard bin and burned up onto a beam on the building. Firefighters said sprinklers activated, protecting the building.
