Tag Archives: Wisconsin

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at apartment (Brown Deer, WI)

August 27, 2013 viking210 2 Comments

Fire crews responded to a fire in an apartment complex and discovered that the fire had been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler. The resident stated that the fire had started when she had fallen asleep while cooking something on her stove. Her daughter and she evacuated without injury. 

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers contained an intentionally set fire at apartment (Racine, WI)

August 22, 2013 viking210

A fire which began the afternoon of August 20 on the seventh floor of an apartment tower is being investigated as intentionally set. The apartment building’s fire sprinkler system activated and contained the flames until fire crews arrived. There were no injuries reported from the fire.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire put out by fire sprinkler at manufacturing plant (Fond Du Lac, WI)

August 21, 2013 viking210 1 Comment

A manufacturing plant had a fire erupt in an oven in the painting line on the evening of August 20, and the plant’s fire sprinkler system extinguished the flames before fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at apartment building thanks to fire sprinkler system (Madison, WI)

August 3, 2013 viking210

The Madison Fire Department reported that a single fire sprinkler prevented major damage to a nine-unit apartment building the morning of August 1. Firefighters arrived to the apartment to find a small fire that had been limited by the building’s fire sprinkler. There were no injuries from the incident.

Other - Residential, Residential

Fire sprinklers contain fire at shelter (Appleton, WI)

July 14, 2013 viking210

A child who was playing with a lighter started a fire on the third floor bedroom of a domestic abuse shelter. Fire sprinklers kept the fire from spreading until firefighters arrived to eliminate it completely. No injuries were reported.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Senior living facility fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system (Madison, WI)

June 9, 2013 viking210

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm on the third floor a senior living facility during the late evening hour of June 7. Fire sprinklers activated and eliminated the blaze, and no injuries were reported.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Medical facility fire stopped by fire sprinkler system (Sussex, WI)

April 25, 2013 viking210

A fire that began in a storage room at Quad Med was likely caused by the malfunction of a heating element. When fire crews arrived, the fire had been put out by the fire sprinkler system. The responding fire department reported that the fire sprinkler limited the amount of damage caused by the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Single fire sprinkler stops apartment fire (Onalaska, WI)

April 9, 2013 viking210

An early morning fire brought both fire and police crews to an apartment building. Police crews helped to evacuate a woman from the building while fire crews entered the premises to put out the blaze. Firefighters found that a single fire sprinkler had put out the fire, causing minimal damage to the apartment.

Onalaska Assistant Fire Chief Troy Gudie said, “This is a perfect example of the life safety benefits of a residential sprinkler system. The single spinkler head quickly activated extingishing the fire while at the same time it activated the buildings fire alarm notifying residents to evacuate.”

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers limit fire damage at apartment building (Madison, WI)

March 5, 2013 viking210

A late night fire that began in the garage of an apartment building was quickly contained by two sprinkler heads located within a few feet of the car in which the fire began. According to Madison Fire Department spokesman Eric Dahl, “This contained the fire and kept it from spreading until firefighters arrived to finish extinguishing the fire.”
No injuries were reported, and once conditions were safe, all of the residents were allowed to return to their appartments.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler system controls fire at assisted living facility (Madison, WI)

February 21, 2013 viking210

A sprinkler system at an assisted living facility kept fire damage to a minimum, with residents evacuated and no one injured, authorities reported. “This is an excellent example of how sprinklers can react quickly to save lives and reduce property damage,” said spokeswoman Bernadette Galvez in the release. Fire was confined to one room, which was kept in check by the sprinkler. The facility serves those afflicted with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.