Primary / Secondary School, School / University Elementary school kitchen fire contained by sprinkler system (Walla Walla, WA) August 20, 2012 viking210 City of Walla Walla fire fighters, with the assistance of Fire District 4 and College Place Fire Department, responded to a fire in the kitchen and cafeteria area at Blue Ridge Elementary School in Walla Walla. The school’s fire sprinkler system activated to help contain the fire. There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Townhouse arson attempt prevented by sprinkler system (Seattle, WA) July 23, 2012 viking210 Investigators came to believe someone broke a window of a townhouse there and tossed an “incendiary device” inside, a police spokesman said in a statement. The device kindled a small fire, which was extinguished by the home’s sprinkler system. A man and a woman inside the home at the time of the attack were not injured, the spokesman continued. Police do not believe it was a random attack.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system keeps college campus fire damage to a minimum (Pullman, WA) May 30, 2012 viking210 Fire crews say an arsonist broke into a research building on the Washington State University campus early Tuesday morning, setting the 3rd damaging fire on campus in a week. The overhead sprinkler system limited fire damage.
Other - Retail, Retail Retail store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Ballard, WA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A passerby notified authorities of a fire inside of a retail paint store. Firefighters arrived at the scene, and according to Kyle Moore, spokesman for Seattle Fire, the building’s fire sprinklers helped to keep the fire from rapidly spreading. No one was reported injured from the fire.
Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility Fire at day care facility controlled by fire sprinklers (Tacoma, WA) May 3, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler system quickly controlled a fire that began at a day care facility where someone threw a container of gasoline through the building’s window. The fire was suppressed quickly, and no injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by fire sprinkler (Spokane, WA) April 23, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers kept a fire that broke out in the closet of a second story apartment from spreading throughout the apartment.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Firefighters aided by fire sprinklers at paper mill fire (Vancouver, WA) April 21, 2012 viking210 A small fire that broke out at a paper mill was “pretty much done” by the time firefighters arrived thanks to the mill’s fire sprinkler system, reported Camas-Washougal Chief Nick Swinhart. There were no injuries reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Garage fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system (Vancouver, WA) April 19, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived to the scene of a fire at the garage an apartment complex to find that “the fire was almost completely extinguished by sprinklers,” reported Captain Dave James, a Vancouver Fire Department spokesman. The fire did not spread beyond the garage, and no injuries were reported.
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Sprinklers make the difference in fire at paper-shredding and recycling company (Spokane, WA) March 8, 2012 viking210 An employee of DB Secure Shred called 911 and the alarm company reported the fire at just after 7 p.m. The worker attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. The sprinkler system kept the fire under control. Fire crews then used hoses to fight the remain fire; equipment was used to move paper around to search for embers. “If the sprinklers had not contained the fire, there were enough combustibles to have taken off and caused a lot of damage in the building,” said Deputy Fire Chief Bill Flora.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Fire in downtown Yakima quickly extinguished (Yakima, WA) March 5, 2012 viking210 A piece of metal slipped into a paper processor, creating friction and igniting a small fire, Yakima Battalion Chief Mitch Cole said.The fire set off the sprinkler system in the building, which was evacuated. Fewer than 10 workers were in the building at the time, Cole said.
