Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Damage minimized at aluminum fabricator fire thanks to sprinkler system (Beloit, WI) July 31, 2012 viking210 American Aluminum Extrusion’s sprinkler system did its job, according to Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Hedrington. “We had smoke 60 feet above the building when we were responding, but we didn’t see any fire because the sprinkler system did its job and knocked its down,” Hedrington said. “The sprinklers usually just kept it in check, but it did a great job.” All employees were safely evacuated before firefighters arrived.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler System Contains Fire at Senior Apartment Complex (Eau Claire, WI) June 20, 2012 viking210 No one was hurt in a fire Monday afternoon at a senior apartment complex and nursing home on the city’s far northwest side. An investigation determined the fire was caused by boxes that had been left on a stove while the occupant was in the process of moving. The fire was contained to the stove and cabinets above. It was doused by the sprinkler system.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Edgerton, WI) June 4, 2012 viking210 Fire crews arrived to find that sprinklers had doused an eight-foot tall stack of plastic foam sheeting that had caught on fire in the warehouse. The sprinklers had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived, Edgerton Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Beckwith said.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system limits college campus fire to small area (Hayward, WI) June 4, 2012 viking210 Ray Burns, the college’s interim president, said there were about thirty people in the building at the time of the fire and all made it out safely. The building’s sprinkler system limited the actual fire to a small area.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers put out apartment fire (Madison, WI) May 22, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived to the scene of an apartment fire on High Point Road found that the flames had been completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system suppresses fire at convenience store (Fond du Lac, WI) February 20, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness during a fire at a Pick ‘n Save store bathroom. Employees and patrons were safely evacuated and allowed back in the store after 30 minutes. There were no injuries.
Retail, Shopping Mall Sprinkler System Stops Spread of Fire at Shopping Center (Brookfield, WI) November 30, 2011 viking210 A small fire on the awning of a dry cleaning business in The Plaza shopping center activated a sprinkler system that kept the flames from spreading early Wednesday, officials say.
