Skip to content

Sprinkler Saves

Sprinkler Saves

Home
See Saves in Your Area

Search for:

Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Sprinkler puts out college dorm room fire (Philadelphia, PA)

May 4, 2012 viking210

A fire that started on the ninth floor of a college dormitory was doused by it’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers control apartment fire above restaurant (Media, PA)

March 8, 2012 viking210

Lower Merion Chief Fire Officer Charles McGarvey said the resident of the apartment had left a pot on the stove then gone out. The sprinkler activated and kept the fire in check until firefighters arrived.”I am convinced if it had not been for those sprinklers, we’d still be there,” McGarvey said Wednesday morning.

Night (9pm-5am)Pennsylvania

Apartment Building, Residential

Arson causes fire; sprinkler system contains it (Pittsburgh, PA)

February 23, 2012 viking210

About two dozen residents were forced to evacuate their apartments after a man who had been fighting with his girlfriend set fire to mattresses in her bedroom. The sprinkler system inside the building kept the fire from spreading beyond the room.

arson Pennsylvania

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Building’s sprinkler system put out IHOP fire (Philadelphia, PA)

January 30, 2012 viking210

Fire officials say the building’s sprinkler system kicked in and the fire was essentially put-out by the time they arrived. There was no major damage and no injuries.

Early AM (5am-7am)Pennsylvania

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Hospital’s Sprinkler System Quickly Extinguished Fire (Bristol, PA)

January 20, 2012 viking210

The hospital’s sprinkler system quickly extinguished the two-alarm fire on the fourth floor of the Bristol Township hospital, and the damage was contained to one room, hospital spokesman Andy Smith said. “The sprinkler system activated immediately and put the fire out. The firefighters did not have to fight the fire,” Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said.

Afternoon (12pm-6pm)Pennsylvania

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Sprinkler System Controls Fire at Recycling Center (Lancaster County, PA)

December 29, 2011 viking210

3-Alarm Fire Hits Columbia Recycling Business, No Injuries Reported

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Trash Fire Contained at Wood Shutter Factory (Montgomeryville, PA)

December 27, 2011 viking210

“Rick Lesniak, Fire Service Director and Fire Marshal for Montgomery Township, said the sprinkler system contained the fire to a small area.”

Morning (7am-12pm)Pennsylvania

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Fire breaks out in Harleysville retirement community – pottsmerc.com (Harleysville, PA)

December 5, 2011 viking210

Fire breaks out in Harleysville retirement community – pottsmerc.com

“The sprinklers did what they were supposed to do and kept everybody safe,” said Carol Berster, president and CEO of the retirement community.

Morning (7am-12pm)Pennsylvania

Posts navigation

← Previous 1 … 17 18

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers

See Saves in Your Area

Most Popular Tags

Proudly powered by WordPress

Friend's email

Message