*** No Media Coverage – Fire Department Reported *** Occupancy is an auto repair shop. Fire occurred at 7:37 pm on 2/19/2019. Quint 133 was dispatched for an automatic fire alarm at the location. Upon arrival, Quint 133 entered the facility, which was closed for the day, and observed light smoke. Quint 133 Captain upgraded to a structure fire while they investigated. Quint 133 crew heard the sound of a sprinkler head activation. Upon further investigation, they observed a burned tool cart adjacent to a brand new F250 Ford Truck on a lift. One sprinkler head activated above the tool cart. Sprinkler system was shut off and an Investigator was requested. Investigator examined the 2’x 3’ burned tool cart with a variety of tools and a damaged curb guard on the F250 Ford Truck. No electricity was supplied to the cart. The only source of ignition was energized lithium batteries for tools. The cause of the fire was accidental. Total content loss was estimated at $800. No structural damage.
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McKinney, TX – (no media coverage) Structure fire kept in check by sprinkler system
*** No Media Coverage – Fire Department Reported *** The McKinney Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at approximately 10 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 22 at Wonderland Montessori, 3132 Hudson Crossing. A person passing by the building called 9-1-1 after hearing the alarm and seeing the flashing strobe lights. When firefighters got inside, they found that two fire sprinkler heads kept the flames from spreading. There was minor damage to a cabinet area. An investigation is underway into why the system did not notify the alarm company. The alarm company would then have called 911.
“This is exactly how fire sprinklers are supposed to work,” said McKinney Fire Marshal Mike Smith. “In this incident, the building was empty and the fire would have gotten much further if the sprinklers hadn’t kicked in.”
Fact: Fire sprinklers are activated by heat, so only the sprinklers closest to the flames will be activated. This limits water damage to the rest of the structure.
Austin, TX – Kitchen fire at off-campus high rise apartment extinguished by sprinkler system
Sugar Land, TX – (no media coverage) Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system
*** No Media Coverage – Fire Department Reported *** On 2/10/19 units responded to a structure fire at 15270 VOSS RD at the request of Fort Bend County Emergency Dispatch. Upon arrival Northeast FD was contacted. They advised that there was a small cooking fire that spread vertical from the stovetop and to the microwave directly above. The apartment had a wet pipe sprinkler system and the head inside the kitchen activated and extinguished the fire. The occupant inside the apartment said that the stove top was left on and caused the fire. The apartment suffered water damage and minor smoke damage. Apartment 417 directly beneath suffered water damage from the second floor. There were no civilian or fire service injuries reported to me.
Katy, TX – (no media coverage) Kitchen fire at senior living center extinguished by sprinkler system
(Fire Department Reported — No Media Coverage): On 01/24/2019 at approximately 0915 hours, unit 4006 responded to a commercial building fire located at 21939 Cinco Ranch (Sunrise Senior Living). Willowfork Fire Department was on scene requesting an investigator from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office to make location. Upon arrival, a small cooking fire was determined to have occurred. One sprinkler head activated and extinguished the fire. There was minor smoke damage to the ceiling above where the cooking was taking place. The occupant sustained minor injuries to his hand.
Temple, TX – Early morning apartment fire caused by bathroom exhaust fan is controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries
Abilene, TX – Sprinkler system activated in fire at boat manufacturing facility
Pearland, TX – (No Media Coverage) Apartment fire caused by improperly disposed cooking coals extinguished by sprinkler system
Stafford, TX – (no media coverage) Patio fire kept from spreading inside apartment by sprinkler systems
** Fire Department Reported – No Media Coverage ** On the evening of 01/02/2019, Stafford Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire in the 3300 block of Dove County in Stafford, unincorporated Fort Bend County, TX. Personnel arrived to find a working fire on a back patio that had breached the doorway and had begun to come inside of the apartment. Three sprinkler heads activated inside of the apartment which kept the fire contained to only the unsprinklered open air back patio. Fire suppression personnel quickly extinguished the fire on the back patio. The apartment in which the fire occurred suffered smoke, heat, and water damage from fire suppression. The apartment on either side of the affected unit also suffered minor damage.
